Just an update on the DRAFT ROADMAP
Cheers - usukan
1. Get a Dev team and Manager overall for UTC (Mar to May 2016)Progress:
Usukan is acting as the overall manager of UTC on a temporary basis until a full team is formalised by the community.
Steven has proposed that we set up a "Management Committee" - This has been agreed and in the process of being established. Steven will head this up.
UTC is still seeking an experienced coder/Dev.
Emerge is a committed Co-Dev and working on an Android/IOS wallet and some other Lite wallets for Windows and Mac.
We are looking at taking on a contract Dev to kick start the wallet/coding and retarget fixes - usukan is exploring these options and will report back to the community on this.
2. Fix current Windows wallet, update antique coding (retargeting and streamline wallet)Progress:
Potential Co-devs currently looking at these issues and will report back. First task is to fix the diff re-target issue and its agreed to revert to V3 which is practically identical to DigiShield. It may be best to address all these issues at once for a proper UTC fix. Mar to May/Jun 2016.
Usukan is exploring our options and costs for this work. PressTab was unfortunately too busy but we are talking with a colleague of his now who is highly recommended. Usukan to update community.
MAC wallets to be addressed later after Windows wallet tested and fully operational.
2. Get Marketing manager Progress:
In the interim we need to think about a marketing plan and develop the basics of a platform that is flexible to cater for our future community favoured directions and vision.
Update - With Steven returning to UTC its most likely that he will assume this marketing role. Committee to advise
2. Add a second mining pool (May-Jul 2016 approx) Progress:
First - Alenevaa has committed to continuing his mining pool and upgrading it as required with new wallet developments. Many thanks Alenevaa
At some stage in the future - when we get a few more miners we need to encourage someone to set up a new pool - or have the UTC Devs set up another. There is no great rush for this and we certainly don't want to detract from Alenevaa's contribution and viability of his pool. We should only do this when we have a lot more miners to spread around.
2. Get a block explorer (Mar 2016)Progress:
COMPLETED on time
http://utc.presstab.pw/2. New or update - Ultracoin Website (add blockchain download http://cryptochainer.com/dir/) (Mar/Apr 2016)Progress:
Update - with Steven's return we now have access to this website and it should be updated - esp defunct references/links deleted. Major update when wallets/code/retargeting and fork close at hand.
3. Android wallet - QR Codes - Lite Wallet - GUIProgress:
Emerge working on this - java based wallet (Emerge will give us relevant updates and invite testing).
4. IOS wallet (Apr/May 2016)
4. Iphone wallet (Apr/May 2016)Progress:
Emerge to look at these after he has rolled out the Android wallet.
5. One Click Miner (not urgent but could be very beneficial in the medium/long term)Progress:
This project was started by Steven with a Dev from MYR (Myriad Coin). I doubt if we can pick up from where they left off. There are a couple of open source resources for these and I think we should leave it until one of our community members is available to run with this project.
Update - with Steven's return he can update us all on whats required to kick this off again.
6. (priority 2-6 ongoing). The exciting stuff - whats our VISION for UTC - apart from the price going up. (Mar - Aug 2016)
THIS IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE DOHow can we give the coin utility in an attractive niche amongst all the other ALT coins. Does the algo have something that is useful that could set UTC apart. UTC has to be KNOWN for something special - and that attribute has to have value and/or utility in the real world.
Progress:
Not much - but we have plenty of time to discuss this and have already received many ideas from the community. We need to make UTC a preferred currency in a specific niche. That will be the community's challenge to choose 1 or two areas and work towards this. The new "Committee" will oversee and manage this work on behalf of the community. Of course the Marketing Manager will be a key figure in these discussions. We will need to listen carefully to his considered suggestions and rely on him putting forward some solid cases to test out and focus on the best market opportunities.
Our vision for present must surely be based around a fast and secure payment or value transfer technology. People dont necessarily need to know that UTC is the underlying tech - and they probably don't care as long as it works. Thats the essence of the future game changing uses of Crypto.
