From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A01B21AEA for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:03:29 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.6 Received: from mail.help.org (mail.help.org [70.90.2.18]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1F704159 for ; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:03:28 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [10.1.10.25] (B [10.1.10.25]) by mail.help.org with ESMTPA ; Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:03:27 -0400 To: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org References: From: Milly Bitcoin Message-ID: <560BC173.6040805@bitcoins.info> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:03:15 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:38.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/38.2.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on smtp1.linux-foundation.org Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Design Competition X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Development Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:03:29 -0000 On 9/30/2015 3:16 AM, Eric Lombrozo via bitcoin-dev wrote: > I've also got a competition where the object is to build a spaceship > using only a watermelon, two donkeys, some duct tape, and a fire hydrant. There are many people interested in starting new services and who are interested in hiring developers or at least partnering with them. This is an important part of the ecosystem. I have noticed both here and on Reddit that when someone proposes an idea it goes one of two ways: either there is a large amount of interest if the person is well known or liked or; the person is accused of being a spammer or made fun of if they are not well known or liked. All this does is make the developers look like a small fickle group who actively promote Bitcoin as a an insiders' club (much like the Fed). There should probably be a list where people can actively discuss proposed or ongoing projects and look for developers to hire. Russ