These are the minutes for the 5th Gridcoin hangout on September 3, 2016:
- listen, youtube
- RSVP & Suggest topics
- invited guest: none
0:00:34 charities
- The Water Project
- they accept already Bitcoins (just via static address, no payment processor)
- so, let's make them put up a Gridcoin donate button (or only a static GRC address people can send them GRCs to)
- another option: donations to the charity by us
- WCG has also a water project
- project: girls who code
- why should a charity accept GRC when they already do BTC ?
- they might say: just give us BTC
- but when we tie it to a specific BOINC project (where all computed power goes to donation) or charity pool (or option in pool like: "want to give x % of my earnings to charity + select which charity to give it to") they might be much more willing
- foundation funds: in general spend less now to save for future, example was about paying devs
- charity pool (0:19:00-)
- see task: gather list of charities that accept Bitcoin (+ make them accept Gridcoin also)
- incorrect hangout dates
- splash image contest
- news about OpenLedger + Coinomi (they have been delaying a lot)
- increasing people who don't need to use the wallet anymore, e.g. mobile wallets
- will increase liquidity
- Katie MIA
- opensource pool:
- Dazzler
- Katie's pool:
- alternatives to opensourcing it: leaving closedsource but selling to foundation or getting her some code partners ?
- poll: enforce SSL encryption as a mandatory requirement for BOINC projects to be on the whitelist
- discussing how the poll should be worded (also so the outvoted projects would not need a new whitelist poll to come in)
- security procedures, tips:
- what to do: in case a BOINC project gets hacked, distribute malware
- ask BOINC admins about their security methods (e.g. invite to mumble), e.g. also in BOINC project whitelist guidelines/checklist
- BOINC project website: enable/disable that teamfounders, BOINC admin can email you, disable/enable device details
- discussing Flip Fend Shui attack
- 'project rain' updates
- 95% ready, but still some bugs
- reaching out to more developpers, marketing guys, universities, virtual campus
- poster, flyers, normal letters, stickers, see tasks: create posters, flyers, ... for marketing activities + searching for slogans/mottos
- better free devs than paid, to save foundation funds
- Google keyword ads, further info here
- $10-15 per day
- use those $300-$450 as donation to a charity instead ?
- see also at around 1:46:00
- curecoin, library coin
- create AMA thread (see task) and/or steemit thread
- importance of pool: losing it is a problem
1:15:30 polls:
- SSL: how to do the voting? all projects at once
- magnitude + balance weight, which ratio should it be ?
- one user said like: proletariat vs bourgeois ? users that have only past in their interest vs users who have the future in view ?
- voting participation too low in votes so far, and dangers of this
- e.g. a pool in future can outweight decisions
- wallet UI
- Coinomi wallet: no estimate when it comes
- OpenLedger
- Google advertizing (see above: 1:01:29)
- invest money, or use our times more, and save the money ?
- stats about the campaign
- other places which are good marketing: steemit, podcasts