[ANN][DCR] Decred - Community Governance | Bitcoin Devs | Lightning Network

[AlexNT01]

here's what the tab I open for your website says

"SSL connection error

Unable to make a secure connection to the server. This may be a problem with the server, or it may be requiring a client authentication certificate that you don't have.
Error code: ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR"

any other websites I go to open up no problem so I just wondered if I needed some authenication to get in or what.

Alex

[trader19]

So ONLY people that are contributing to this coin like coders can get this coin? I don't know anything about coding but would like to get some of these coins to stake up, so what do I need to do in order to either earn some or be in the airdrop?

Non-coders are welcome! The project is inclusive by design and in its philosophy going forward. If you are interested in contributing in the future, there's a place for you, even if you haven't contributed to things in the past. All we ask is that you submit some form of online presence so we can filter out people who have no real interest, since the project will be built on contributors. Even a forum account where you've talked and thought about the issues is sufficient to be included in the airdrop. It's a crude mechanism to try and act in the best interest of the starting conditions of the project (balanced against the realities of building technology like Decred).

I tried to go to your website https://www.decred.org/ but either it's not working or I don't have permission to actually go there, so how do I sign up or show support as a non coder?

The web site is up and running on this end. Can anyone else confirm problems? If you continue having problems, contact @decredproject on Twitter or post in r/decred on reddit for help with getting submitted for the airdrop.

sounds great, i would love to be part of airdrop and i can surely contribute somehow. following

[decred]

here's what the tab I open for your website says

"SSL connection error

Unable to make a secure connection to the server. This may be a problem with the server, or it may be requiring a client authentication certificate that you don't have.
Error code: ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR"

any other websites I go to open up no problem so I just wondered if I needed some authenication to get in or what.

Alex

That is very odd. Can't replicate it on this end at all. What browser are you using? If you're not comfortable discussing here, send a PM or visit the other Decred sites to get in touch so someone can help you.

[cr1776]

What is the origin and meaning of the name "Decred"? How is it pronounced?

tacotime came up with it while brainstorming with c0. If I remember correctly, it was on the topic of "decentralized credits". It's kind of taken on a meaning of its own now. It seems that most people who see it think it's pronounced "dee-cred".

In terms of the name, made up words are always nice since you don't have to translate them (an idea that goes back at least to Kodak if not earlier).

Even back to Castoria from the mid 1800s  (see e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher%27s_Laxative)

[AlexNT01]

I use google chrome

[decred]

What's the blocktime?  2 min?  10 min?  Is it up for a vote?  Same for max_block_size?  Is there a Monero-like penalty for large blocks? Is everything up for a vote (including the ~21e6 coin limit)?

5 min. 1 MB. No penalty for size (as of yet). Anything within reason is up for voting where the technology permits it with sufficient testing and simulation. ~21e6 works well as a comparison to Bitcoin, for a short answer.

[iCEBREAKER]

Also, the name could be D(ecentralized)-Cred(it), so D-Cred with ticker DCRD

Funny you should mention that, pretty sure it came up in early discussions. In all likelihood it'll end up being a made-up word now in terms of meaning - have it take on a meaning people ascribe to it over time.

Dcred.it is growing on me.  The 'D' doesn't just connote decentralization but also System D, as well as removing (de-leting) sovereign debt/financialization from the world order.

Better than my crummy suggestion of SprawlCoin or GridCash!   

[DonnyM]

Have you set up any vendors yet that want to start taking Dcred. For this to go it is going to have to be spent. And just converting it to Fiat is not gonna make it grow.
I wanna mine, stake and spend. Can't wait to fill up my wallet and pass some to my friends.

Donny

[iCEBREAKER]

Have you set up any vendors yet that want to start taking Dcred. For this to go it is going to have to be spent. And just converting it to Fiat is not gonna make it grow.
I wanna mine, stake and spend. Can't wait to fill up my wallet and pass some to my friends.

Donny

On-chain dice is the traditional first use case for a bootstrapping new coin.   

We shouldn't approach vendors until it actually exists and has been verified to work properly/safely.  They ain't got time for no vaporware!

Of course getting XDC listed on exchanges should start ASAP.

[pr0m3theus2013]

I am interested in potentially submitting some contributions, either personally or with my team.

[Mrpumperitis]

Welcome back guys,
Its a gd mix of people here, lots  of matured traders, so many friends and enemies unite with the same goal. 
im sure this coin will do well...im gona pump the fk outta this 

[idolacchacked]

looking good count me in

[decred]

Have you set up any vendors yet that want to start taking Dcred. For this to go it is going to have to be spent. And just converting it to Fiat is not gonna make it grow.
I wanna mine, stake and spend. Can't wait to fill up my wallet and pass some to my friends.

Donny

On-chain dice is the traditional first use case for a bootstrapping new coin.   

We shouldn't approach vendors until it actually exists and has been verified to work properly/safely.  They ain't got time for no vaporware!

Of course getting XDC listed on exchanges should start ASAP.

Agree with the points on vendors and exchanges. We as a community will have to make that happen, since the primary focus now is making sure the technology is up and running and tested thoroughly. Beyond that, anything done will be a collaborative effort anyone can engage in. Lots of energy in the community, so no doubt we'll be able to make it happen if the tech is solid.

[decred]

I am interested in potentially submitting some contributions, either personally or with my team.

If you haven't already done so, sign up for the airdrop (can be as a team, but it's recommended you do it individually). If you want to talk about specific contributions get in touch on here or any of the other platforms (some of the devs are also in #decred on irc.freenode.net).

[sambiohazard]

So, should i assume that airdrop is not up for discussion?

Everything is up for discussion - but at this point in time all effort the project has is going into making sure the technology works as intended and is tested properly. That's the primary focus now. The logic behind the structure of the airdrop is for it to be as simple as possible. It will all be over in a single block.

Also, the name could be D(ecentralized)-Cred(it), so D-Cred with ticker DCRD

Funny you should mention that, pretty sure it came up in early discussions. In all likelihood it'll end up being a made-up word now in terms of meaning - have it take on a meaning people ascribe to it over time.

@decred I still dont get the starting block reward, can you give me a number?

31.13408239.

Thanks for replying. I have been reading MC2 thread and your blog etc so maybe i picked up on that name there. Someone mentione ticker XDC which is a good option if it is available.

You talked about non-coding contribution. Is running full nodes, mining/staking also considered contribution or it has to be with designing, marketing, blogging or community management/support on various social platforms?

EDIT: Will there be a slack for decred? I find it great for chatting & file sharing as compared to IRC. Its free version is great if someone keeps backup logs as it shows only 10K msgs on all channels.

[Gleb Gamow]

Also, the name could be D(ecentralized)-Cred(it), so D-Cred with ticker DCRD

Funny you should mention that, pretty sure it came up in early discussions. In all likelihood it'll end up being a made-up word now in terms of meaning - have it take on a meaning people ascribe to it over time.

Dcred.it is growing on me.  The 'D' doesn't just connote decentralization but also System D, as well as removing (de-leting) sovereign debt/financialization from the world order.

Better than my crummy suggestion of SprawlCoin or GridCash!   

Here's to hopin' they pick it up, for it was freely given to them as a gift. If anybody else picks it up first, please consider passing it to them for cost at the most.

[jcv]

So, should i assume that airdrop is not up for discussion?

Everything is up for discussion - but at this point in time all effort the project has is going into making sure the technology works as intended and is tested properly. That's the primary focus now. The logic behind the structure of the airdrop is for it to be as simple as possible. It will all be over in a single block.

Also, the name could be D(ecentralized)-Cred(it), so D-Cred with ticker DCRD

Funny you should mention that, pretty sure it came up in early discussions. In all likelihood it'll end up being a made-up word now in terms of meaning - have it take on a meaning people ascribe to it over time.

@decred I still dont get the starting block reward, can you give me a number?

31.13408239.

Thanks for replying. I have been reading MC2 thread and your blog etc so maybe i picked up on that name there. Someone mentione ticker XDC which is a good option if it is available.

You talked about non-coding contribution. Is running full nodes, mining/staking also considered contribution or it has to be with designing, marketing, blogging or community management/support on various social platforms?

EDIT: Will there be a slack for decred? I find it great for chatting & file sharing as compared to IRC. Its free version is great if someone keeps backup logs as it shows only 10K msgs on all channels.

I'll let someone else answer about what non-coding contributions are (other than again saying we want to be pretty inclusive in how we consider things).

As for slac vs IRC, personally, I really prefer IRC.  I already use it for a number of other projects and communities that I'm part of and am very used to it.  Also looks like slac is not open source and does not run on *BSD (where I do a lot of my work) so I'm fairly unlikely to use it.  Does not mean other might not be interested, but I know that at least a few other people on the current team probably feel that way too.

[noobtrader]

ill be mining this coin next year...

thanks for all the information 

[sambiohazard]

So, should i assume that airdrop is not up for discussion?

Everything is up for discussion - but at this point in time all effort the project has is going into making sure the technology works as intended and is tested properly. That's the primary focus now. The logic behind the structure of the airdrop is for it to be as simple as possible. It will all be over in a single block.

Also, the name could be D(ecentralized)-Cred(it), so D-Cred with ticker DCRD

Funny you should mention that, pretty sure it came up in early discussions. In all likelihood it'll end up being a made-up word now in terms of meaning - have it take on a meaning people ascribe to it over time.

@decred I still dont get the starting block reward, can you give me a number?

31.13408239.

Thanks for replying. I have been reading MC2 thread and your blog etc so maybe i picked up on that name there. Someone mentione ticker XDC which is a good option if it is available.

You talked about non-coding contribution. Is running full nodes, mining/staking also considered contribution or it has to be with designing, marketing, blogging or community management/support on various social platforms?

EDIT: Will there be a slack for decred? I find it great for chatting & file sharing as compared to IRC. Its free version is great if someone keeps backup logs as it shows only 10K msgs on all channels.

I'll let someone else answer about what non-coding contributions are (other than again saying we want to be pretty inclusive in how we consider things).

As for slac vs IRC, personally, I really prefer IRC.  I already use it for a number of other projects and communities that I'm part of and am very used to it.  Also looks like slac is not open source and does not run on *BSD (where I do a lot of my work) so I'm fairly unlikely to use it.  Does not mean other might not be interested, but I know that at least a few other people on the current team probably feel that way too.

i guess it comes down to your personal preference so we might end up having both. I like it as its available on mobile & all 3 major OS & its easy to share files right in the app. Maybe slack for general community & IRC for tech discussions.

[decred]

Thanks for replying. I have been reading MC2 thread and your blog etc so maybe i picked up on that name there. Someone mentione ticker XDC which is a good option if it is available.

You talked about non-coding contribution. Is running full nodes, mining/staking also considered contribution or it has to be with designing, marketing, blogging or community management/support on various social platforms?

Like jcv said above (he's a Decred dev), it's definitely not just coding contributions. If you have plans to support Decred in the future in whatever way you want, you'll be part of the airdrop. If you've already made contributions to other technological ecosystems, even better. There's plenty of space since the hard cap is 5,000 people. The intention was to make it broad but contribution focused - as that's the system Decred envisions and builds itself around. If you want to contribute, there's space for you, and if you are contributing to Decred in the future, there's opportunity for you. Those are the basics of the system everyone's looking to build.

Will there be a slack for decred? I find it great for chatting & file sharing as compared to IRC. Its free version is great if someone keeps backup logs as it shows only 10K msgs on all channels.

As you may now, veteran devs are pretty set in their ways. There's a security protocol in place around development communication and code before mainnet is live and open-source, so it's unlikely devs will make their way to an external service like slack - especially since they're focused now. If Decred members (that includes you) want to set one up, the project will make sure there's representation in there with someone who can communicate with devs prior to mainnet. Once mainnet is live and public, even IRC will have more activity and other mediums too. So feel free to set it up if you want and let people know here so community members can engage and organise that way too - you've got freedom here, don't need to ask for permission!