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MemberActivity: 98Merit: 10 What is the right and fair way to stop Mike Hearn? January 23, 2014, 08:37:21 PM #1 I think Mike Hearn is way out of line with all his actions.



What is the correct and fair way to remove Mike Hearn from the Bitcoin development?



Can this be done by community vote?



Can this be done by developer vote?





I have nothing against this person and he can develop "bitcoinj" all he want's and stay a Bitcoin expert (at NSA and Circle or in the media). But he should not be part of the core Bitcoin client developtment.

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LegendaryActivity: 951Merit: 1019Spurn wild goose chases. Seek that which endures. Re: What is the right and fair way to stop Mike Hearn? January 23, 2014, 09:09:24 PM #4 Quote from: Mr. Gabu on January 23, 2014, 08:37:21 PM What is the correct and fair way to remove Mike Hearn from the Bitcoin development?

If you mean bitcoind development, it would be by convincing the other developers to no longer accept his patches, and convincing the community to not use his patches either. The critical matter, as always, is one of trust.



Here's a good start: why not make the argument in this thread, right here and now, as to what is so "out of line" about "Mike's actions" that the community ought to reject him/his work? If you mean bitcoind development, it would be by convincing the other developers to no longer accept his patches, and convincing the community to not use his patches either. The critical matter, as always, is one of trust.Here's a good start: why not make the argument in this thread, right here and now, as to what is so "out of line" about "Mike's actions" that the community ought to reject him/his work? If there is something that will make Bitcoin succeed, it is growth of utility - greater quantity and variety of goods and services offered for BTC. If there is something that will make Bitcoin fail, it is the prevalence of users convinced that BTC is a magic box that will turn them into millionaires, and of the con-artists who have followed them here to devour them.

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MemberActivity: 98Merit: 10 Re: What is the right and fair way to stop Mike Hearn? January 23, 2014, 09:17:04 PM #5

To give some explanation, I watched his London video and what he says there was finally enough for me.



There is a good discussion under:



Qoheleth/everbody:

I think he is out of line, pushing for blacklisting.

I think he is out of line, pushing for SSL as part of this payment protocol.

I think he way is out of line, trying to force everybody to proof their identity by verifying their passport.



This is against Satoshis and all earlier crypto-hackers spirit, ideas and dreams.





Thank you Peter, so he did only 9 commits. Kinda strange or misleading to call himself bitcoin core developer then.To give some explanation, I watched his London video and what he says there was finally enough for me.There is a good discussion under: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=428777.0 Qoheleth/everbody:I think he is out of line, pushing for blacklisting.I think he is out of line, pushing for SSL as part of this payment protocol.I think he way is out of line, trying to force everybody to proof their identity by verifying their passport.This is against Satoshis and all earlier crypto-hackers spirit, ideas and dreams.

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LegendaryActivity: 951Merit: 1019Spurn wild goose chases. Seek that which endures. Re: What is the right and fair way to stop Mike Hearn? January 23, 2014, 09:56:10 PM #11 Quote from: gweedo on January 23, 2014, 09:45:04 PM Lets be honest peter we all know that no one is going to use the openPGP code, bitpay has already come out in support and that will make their merchants use that and coinbase (which I love and have great support for) is going to use it since Gavin is on the board. I mean to implement openPGP code would waste my funds and my time.

If PGP is a nonstarter, what would your preferred solution be to the problem which SSL integration purports to address? If PGP is a nonstarter, what would your preferred solution be to the problem which SSL integration purports to address? If there is something that will make Bitcoin succeed, it is growth of utility - greater quantity and variety of goods and services offered for BTC. If there is something that will make Bitcoin fail, it is the prevalence of users convinced that BTC is a magic box that will turn them into millionaires, and of the con-artists who have followed them here to devour them.