Hi Chakthi,
The problem with just allowing anyone to provide an address because they use a ledger make a ton of work for us to verify their holdings etc. The chain snapshot is the most efficient way for us to do this (Other than forking). Not forking does have drawbacks and limitations but it makes the most sense for us.
We haven't announced a time for mainnet release just yet, we want to make sure everything is 100% ready before making the commitment of setting a time, pool will released once the time and their participation is confirmed.
Okay, I've been involved in a few projects over the years, and one, in particular, had to re-release some tokens to holders. They actually went through the process of verifying holdings and depositing the correct amount of tokens into the account. Since most people won't be using a Ledger, I thought perhaps it wouldn't be all that difficult for you, but I admit I'm rather ignorant of the things that go on behind-the-scenes. That being said, the one thing you didn't address was my question about eventually receiving the airdrop once a Ledger app is released. I just don't want to go through the process of moving my Ether1 at this point. As I mentioned, I have a Masternode and it just seems like more work than it's worth to move my funds around since I would have to not only deal with MN downtime but also have to change my holding address when I move the coins off of the Ledger and then again once the airdrop is made when I would want to put them back in the Ledger wallet. Seems like a lot of unnecessary hassle, so as long as I know I'll eventually receive the coins I'm due, I'll just leave my Ether1 where it is. Thanks for the quick reply btw!
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