Gabriel, is there any plan to get a working block explorer so people will know if they are on the right fork? The way this coin has issues with syncing it seems that forking is something that could easily occur. Also, are there any official nodes to add to the .conf file to make sure people can sync? What are the plans going forward? You also need to release the source code as binaries only are likely preventing people from getting involved with this coin.
Gabriel, is there any plan to get a working block explorer so people will know if they are on the right fork?
- If you believe it is a good thing to get into place, yes, definitely. Unfortunately our resources are a bit limited so some sort of priority order should be put into place. In general, here are some high priority areas in no particular order:
1. Making sure that the initial download works smoother than before. Seeding with a torrent is a temporary solution.
2. Getting the codebase aligned with the bitcoin development. Several larger improvements has happened since the final fork from Bitcoin approx. eight months back.
3. Getting pooled mining up and running. Pooled mining in this case would mean enabling the possibility for coin holders to offer up coins for deposit to dedicated proof-of-work miners. The protocol allows it, but pooling code needs to be written.
4. Creating a Block explorer and other support tools.
Also, are there any official nodes to add to the .conf file to make sure people can sync? These are the dns seeders built into the client:
vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("bitcredit-currency.org", "dnsseed.bitcredit-currency.org"));
vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("xlre4.org", "seed.xlre4.org"));
vSeeds.push_back(CDNSSeedData("crenode.org", "seed.crenode.org"));
And these are the seed nodes:
unsigned int bitcredit_pnSeed[] = {
0xfcdb9a36, 0xaf9f9a36, 0x06329a36, 0x0b621034, 0x72349836, 0x2b78ae36, 0x4080ae36, 0xb689ae36,
};
Apart from these, there are no official nodes that can be manually added. If you or any other person want to provide more official nodes, you are more than welcome.
What are the plans going forward? - See priority areas above. Also, getting a proper site up describing the coin would be good. Getting the word out is also important, for the moment proof-of-work mining only is possible, but won't be in a few (3-4) months time. Before that, a large as possible distribution is quite important, to spread the possibilities for people to mine.
- Getting the source published as soon as possible. If you have suggestions on how it should be done we are all ears, just publishing it straight up or getting selected reviewers to look at it first.
You also need to release the source code as binaries only are likely preventing people from getting involved with this coin. - See response above.
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