Democracy is not a great concept.
Although I can sometimes see it being applied as a compromise.
I don't think it's ideal however.
Collective decision making imposes on personal liberty.
That's a huge problem with western democracies being run by moralisers
who think we should hold their values.
Live and let live I say.
On 28/03/14 16:06, Caleb James DeLisle wrote:
> This Catcoin concept makes me smile, not sure how well it will work
> out but it sounds well intentioned.
>
> I thought of a word yesterday, it's like cryptocurrency but more
> all-encompassing. Unlike bitcoin the rules *could* be malleable if the
> users saw fit. The word is CryptoDemocracy and although I don't know
> what it is yet, I think I like it.
>
> Part 2 of thewebmustdie coming next week perhaps.
>
> Thanks,
> Caleb
>
> On 03/27/2014 06:16 PM, Troy Benjegerdes wrote:
>> GAH, the answer seems to be 'no', as it looks like it depends on
>> http://bitcoinjs.org/ which doesn't actually support mining, and
>> has all the makings for a wonderful client-server totalitarian state.
>>
>> So, I would like to contribute by launching CodeCoin-core, otherwise
>> known as the 'Catoshi' client, which is a fork of the full bitcoin-core
>> C++ code and primarily developed and tested on Catcoin, and any other
>> strange projects where I feel like hacking C++ code.
>>
>> Codecoin-core explicity supports and encourages copycatcoins, and I
>> would like to see every local physical community, as well virtual
>> communities, such as the ones that like to post animal pictures,
>> to create, monetize, and use their own currency.
>>
>> Codecoin core also has a fundamental religious difference from
>> bitcoin core. Since bitcoin is under an MIT license, and I can pretty
>> much do whatever I want, Codecoin-core is licensed under the AGPLv3,
>> to protect the freedom of it's users to BOTH make money (literally),
>> and freedom and encouragement to change the assumptions of how their
>> money supply is managed.
>>
>> Another important religious difference of Codecoin is that Transparency
>> and accountability are primary design goals, and anonymity is deprecated.
>> If you want to be anonymous, run an exchange and some high-frequency
>> trading bots on Bitcoin. The Gods of Codecoin are quick to anger with
>> requests for anonymity and privacy features best left to the Bitcoin
>> totalitarian client-server state, and may freeze your anonymous
>> transactions.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 09:38:40AM -0700, Thomas Hartman wrote:
>>> I'm a little fuzzy, but you might want to look at how omniwallet
>>> (mastercoin) uses sx / libbitcoin.
>>>
>>> https://github.com/mastercoin-MSC/omniwallet
>>>
>>> If all their blockchain interactions go through sx, maybe this is a
>>> pattern you can follow for a less complicated coin ;)
>>>
>>> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 11:16 PM, Troy Benjegerdes <hozer@???> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 11:49:11AM -0500, John Hebert wrote:
>>>>> Here are a couple of links if you are looking for ways to contribute:
>>>>>
>>>>> https://wiki.unsystem.net/index.php/Open_tasks
>>>>>
>>>>> https://wiki.unsystem.net/index.php/TODO
>>>>
>>>> Can I launch an altcoin (or make a Catcoin-compatible client) with
>>>> sx/obelisk/electrum/etc?
>>>>
>>>> Or does all this stuff still need the Satoshi *coind server somewhere?
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Troy Benjegerdes 'da hozer' hozer@???
>>>> 7 elements earth::water::air::fire::mind::spirit::soul grid.coop
>>>>
>>>> Never pick a fight with someone who buys ink by the barrel,
>>>> nor try buy a hacker who makes money by the megahash
>>>>
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