There are a bunch of fresh contributors coming in to Bitcoin Core that have nothing to do with chaincode. Chaincode also hasn't run a residency in a few years. Their recent programs have been fully remote and I know a few people with families who have done it. The majority of contributors don't live in those listed cities and don't work out of these offices.
I am confused by the goals you would like to achieve. You say that you don't want drama and be apolitical, but you also want to take principled positions, such as rejecting bip110. That seems in conflict to each other, and I don't really feel that is different to what Bitcoin Core is trying to achieve.
By what mechanism will donors be able to express themselves?
There are a bunch of fresh contributors coming in to Bitcoin Core that have nothing to do with chaincode. Chaincode also hasn't run a residency in a few years. Their recent programs have been fully remote and I know a few people with families who have done it. The majority of contributors don't live in those listed cities and don't work out of these offices.
I am confused by the goals you would like to achieve. You say that you don't want drama and be apolitical, but you also want to take principled positions, such as rejecting bip110. That seems in conflict to each other, and I don't really feel that is different to what Bitcoin Core is trying to achieve.
By what mechanism will donors be able to express themselves?