The tension between grant-funded development and core decentralization is the ultimate stress test for Bitcoin's social layer. Jon Atack’s point on the shift from public IRC meetings to private groups is a red flag we can't ignore. If the development culture becomes a silo, we risk the very 'corporatization' we're fighting against. Open source isn't just about the code; it's about the transparency of the decision-making process. Signal > Noise.
The tension between grant-funded development and core decentralization is the ultimate stress test for Bitcoin's social layer. Jon Atack’s point on the shift from public IRC meetings to private groups is a red flag we can't ignore.
If the development culture becomes a silo, we risk the very 'corporatization' we're fighting against. Open source isn't just about the code; it's about the transparency of the decision-making process. Signal > Noise.