So many things to address here. As I cannot speak for anyone other than myself, I will only address questions that I can answer objectively.
(Also note, I realize I am quoting a post made by the new lead developer, but I am primarily addressing the same questions he addressed and only where it will add to the discussion.)
Will the 2nd gen whitepaper be released so we know what we would have been waiting for since the beginning? Seriously i want to know.
When it is available to me, I will look it over. If Troll has no objection and if I find no faults with it, I will make it available.
We're not talking about some short 5-10 page document. We're talking about a 50+ page technical specification. I have no objections to making it available, but it will go through official channels and I will not release it directly to the public. That responsibility will lie in the hands of the new development team who will have the final say-so regarding its validity and weight.
I'm just wondering why he can't implement/improve/continue Trolls work, why do they need another dev to implement stuff, for example the stealth/POS/anon msg'ing and now prolly the 2.0 stuff.
Unless i'm completly overlooking something?
Trolls work may be significantly different than what was originally done. The need for another DEV is due to the resignation of the previous team. Without them, there is nobody to make decisions or do anything at all. The new team is necessary for the continuance of the project.
Yes, my work is significantly different from anything appearing in the currently available source tree, and until the new dev team has a chance to look over the Gen 2 whitepaper, the extents of these differences aren't known by anyone other than myself. This would make it extremely difficult for someone else to implement. This is the main reason I am still volunteering access to the gen 2 paper.
Last I heard was that we had a Dev that was trying to, but wasn't familiar with the 2.0, Think that when Trollbyfire announ that he was willing to help and clean up code and help new dev with 2.0. Just going by what I saw on the forum. Vic maybe able to answer question better, but I think he was up late working on the project. He's been real good about answering question, sure he be in soon.
It does seem that the work done by Troll was so much different that the previous coder was out of his element to some extent. There was a post in which Troll did mention possibly being willing to consult and/or assist. I do not have the post in front of me, so I may not be perfectly accurate at this time.
Indeed, I am willing to assist as much as my time will allow, even if only on a consulting basis. That said, my time is increasingly short as of late.
If Troll had a problem working with Robbert developing 2.0 then why can't he re-join the new dev team since they have replaced him?
You would need to ask Troll. I suggest a PM and not a public call-out. He might be offended if he felt confronted.
To the contrary, I feel no offense at the issue whatsoever. My reasons for leaving the team were not due to issues with other members. As stated in this thread, I have had personal issues as well as time constraints with my day job(s) that have required me to focus my attention elsewhere.
Vic Velcro is far more responsive as is bad bit operated boy. Couldn't Troll try with them instead?
We are trying to be as available and aware as possible. Troll would be welcome to contact me if and when he feels the desire to do so.
I would not be opposed to this, however, I do have a lot of things in my day-to-day life which are the priority at the moment, and I do not feel that it is in the best interests of the LTCD community to needlessly wait for updates while I get my affairs in order. In the meantime, I feel that LTCD's codebase and community are in more than capable hands with the new team.
And if 2.0 is so ground-breaking, why would he just pass his unique idea onto someone else take over?
Maybe he's a nice guy. Maybe he wouldn't pass it on. Only he can say.
This question seems to me that someone never understood (no matter how many times I reiterated) that I was never in this for money. I was in it to advance the tech. I don't see why I alone should be the benefactor. Redesigning the architecture is still one of my goals, but my priorities lie elsewhere at the moment, and I feel this team is, again, more than capable of implementing my architecture given access to the proper documentation.
Once upon a time I thought there was something happening with this community, and I didn't realize TrollByFire was hired help
That was your own error. Don't pass the responsibility for your own lack of intellectual ability on to somebody else.
This statement is a bit of an inaccuracy. I was never "hired help". I was always a volunteer. I was never paid for my work and never asked for compensation of any kind (aside from the original bounty for a linux wallet which was never received.) If you go back and re-read the first few pages of this thread, you can see the story of how I joined unfold for yourself.
Any news on 2.0 in a official matter?
And how will we get back on track? (Get more community members, get investors and other good stuff)
No news to announce today. But there will be news soon. I have 2.0 at the front of my mind and consider it to be a priority.
Plans for how to get back on track are currently being scribbled on a white-board and are in progress of being sorted. Too soon to post specifics, but there will be no delay when it *IS* time to post.
The new team has this well in hand. I have their contact information and will make contact as soon as I have something to give them. I cannot be rushed in the matter, but I have not given up on LTCD, the 2.0 architecture, or the community in general. And I certainly have faith in the new dev team to have both the skills needed as well as the time required to make advancement a reality.
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