a) All blockchain software is evolving, just like bitcoin may needs to change block-size soon. Any blockchain could come up with the future option to only require most nodes to verify history for a minimum of x years, while other full 'archive nodes' get extra reward.
Evolving into what? Bitcoin wont change the blocksize because its the only variable that gives it stability.
b)Storage gets cheaper per Tb daily. 'Farmers' (/'MAID/STORJ/SIA Miners') may soon be putting together rigs with 20 SSD cached 16Tb Harddrives
But ETH doesnt have a hardcap except Gas, so the fees would rise much faster on ETH than on bitcoin. And if they lower it, then the blockchain will grow even faster, so no technology can catch up to it later.
c) Wreckless? Prove it. On Github about 2200 Bitcoin Bugs were documented to be fixed and 1300 for Ethereum. Few other crypto economy projects have 150-500 bugs fixed while most are below 150 - so is TheDAO! (only 37 yet)
Just because bugs werent detected that deosnt mean they arent there. There are most likely many more hundreds of 0 day bugs in it waiting to be discovered.
g) Centralized, how exactly? More than Ripple?
h) They are not deciding it nor are they able to.
They are only taking their responsibility to inform the public about the options that the public has. And these are obvious options that could apply to many other Blockchains (Crypto currencies) too and at any time.
i) not even the bitcoinXT propsal killed bitcoin, did it?
Dont compare it to ripple. I`m pretty sure they called to action all nodes and exchanges to tell them what to do.
Now they might not obey them ,but still its a command & control currency.
BitcoinXT had barely any legitimacy, the ETH devs obviously have a lot in ETH.
Ok so it was temporary, i can accept that, so i will remove this point from the OP.
Still not the best course of action in my opinion, but at least it was short lived.
I understand the urgency and the heat of action, but still this was a command & control approach.
k) There are more possible solution and mild ones. This is mainly about a TheDAO bugh - the only thing serious is that the subject of discussion also hold ~4.5% of Ethereums market capitalization = ~3 month worth of Ethereum's mining production = inflation
(- Still Rather tiny compared to the speed Etherum was rising in the last two years despite inflation.)
It was the trust that was broken, the trust in devs, the trust in their skills and the trust in their decentralization promises. That causes more damage than just the missing ethereum.
