There's a lot of uncertainity out there.
TAT/roadmap for db fix and mining algorithm change please.
What do you want?
I want the coin to improve. Asking for exactly what you quoted. Polo wallet is still disabled and there's a risk of this getting the axe in next delisting cycle. We either get improvement asap or this coin loses Poloniex. This is my way of contributing (other than my financial investment as a contribution) I believe a significant number of Qora holders are not satisfied with the speed of progress.
I've messaged polo two times, and given them step by step instructions and how to setup my jar file that I've had running on my debian server (same linux they use for theirs) for months without a single issue. I'm not sure why they are still in maintenance, but I'll be submitting another message to them shortly to get answers...
As far as the development... Doom is correct, it does take time... however... here is where we are right now...
The dev that I have asked to help with the db has fixed all the errors that I gave him in the logs that I had, though, when he went to attempt the upgrade of the db software itself, he found that it is a much more involved process than he had thought, which is what I was slightly worried about.
He doesn't work with java all the time, so there will need to be a few others brought in to assist with this...
However, I have a few other ideas as well, which would involve a pretty drastic change to QORA, and I'm going to be bringing this up to the developers to get their opinions...
What I'm thinking for now, is that we push the fixes that he made to the current db software version, and push out a new release, along with the web wallet, which is nearing completion and there are only a few things that need to be added, the web wallet will be pushed as an addon application, and will be offered for download along with the main core wallet files. I'm going to really push to get these two things done this upcoming week, with hopes that a new version release will help poloniex, even though I really think that they just haven't really put in much effort in resolving the problem, as like I said, I've had a debian server running for months without a single issue, I have no idea what they are doing...
So, I'm hoping we can get a new QORA version out within the next week or so, then I can have a comm with the devs, and either pull a small team together to work on the actual upgrade of the db, and/or work out the other idea that I have with regards to this, if they're interested in moving this direction. I personally think it would be MASSIVE for QORA, and that it is the most viable and best option, would also give QORA an extremely solid foundation, and open it up to MANY new features at the same time. Though it would definitely require some work, it would also be able to be done much quicker due to the amazing setup that is able to be used if moving towards this idea...
I can't get into any more specifics about this at the moment, but I will once I have gone over these options with the core people and figure out if they're in agreement.
As far as the algo goes... and the switch therein... I've gotten the approval from the devs with my suggestion of moving to BURST algo, I'm going to bring this up to the BURST devs, and also BURST community to see if this is something they would support as well. If so, I really think it would bring a MASSIVE network to QORA, and many more people. I think it is the easiest way to bring a HUGE network and community to QORA. I don't think it should be much work to do this.
I DO think though, that increasing the cap is something I would suggest for this type of switch, as if we do this without any real reward for the new miners, I don't think too many of them would be interested in the double use of their drives, without reward. So what @cryptonick mentioned a few pages back, about the cap of QORA never changing, I think is a bit misinformed, as I do think that increasing the cap would be something that would be necessary if we were to switch to a PoC algo.
The idea, is to merge-mine with BURST, giving miners two coins to mine simultaneously on their existing BURST plot files. This would mean that no miner would have to do anything aside from run another miner, pointed to a QORA pool, and start mining both coins at the same time.
Now, this would also open up a debate about the cap increase, and the new distribution of the increase cap coins... but I think that if it is done gradually, and planned out just right, it should not negatively affect the price of the coin whatsoever, and actually, I'm pretty sure the massive influx of people seeing what QORA is capable of, and the increase of the network to something extremely strong and stable, would be something that would actually INCREASE the price of QORA if anything.
There is obviously a bit of deciding to be done here, and I'm always up to people's input, so fire away!
I really think that the merge-mine idea is a way to totally rescue QORA in a very quick fashion, increasing the network and community by 500x basically overnight (or as soon as the BURST miners realize they can now mine two coins on the same plots, as I don't see many of them NOT taking this opportunity, especially once they realize all of the capability that QORA contains.)
Also, I've had something interesting put together for QORA, which will provide a platform that makes use of many open source tools, chats, etc, which I think would also help grow the QORA community. I'll be doing some finalization of these things in the next week or so, and then I'll provide this for everyone in QORA to make use of. This is a centralized service that I'm offering, but it will be something to give people an idea of what will be possible in the near future in a decentralized way, thanks to the capability in the platforms that I'm working with now, BURST, QORA, and another that I'm not going to mention for now, but people will begin to see it come into play here very soon. I'm VERY excited about everything that is going on right now, and I can see nothing but a solid future for all of the projects that I'm working on right now, and I'm very lucky and stoked to be in the position that I'm in, as I really think that the people I have around me, and the things that I'm working with, and on, are going to be a BIG part of the future of the internet, helping to decentralize not only our finances, but EVERYTHING, providing a totally SECURE, PRIVATE, and AWESOME way to do your daily dealings online.
We are bringing privacy back to the internet, we are bringing security back to the internet, and we are destroying the centralization of the internet. We welcome you to come with us on this journey.
Here's to 2017, I really think it's going to be a year to remember.
Thank you to everyone who has stuck around thus far, and I can't wait to unveil the next things to come. Be back with more information soon!
Join the QORA forums, and start putting up some suggestions or content, we need to start pulling together a solid community. QORA should no longer go unnoticed.
http://forums.qora.techThanks everyone. Talk soon.
