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> Gloria Zhao, Bitcoin core contributor and maintainer, rejoins me on the show to chat about what bitcoin core maintainers do. We discuss:
> 
> - What do Bitcoin Core maintainers do? 
> - How does Bitcoin Core development work? 
> - How much 'power' do maintainers have? 
> - Mempools -- what are they and why do we need them? 
> - Interaction with L2 protocols
> - Mempool package relay 
> - RBF

> Links:
> 
> - Twitter: [@glozow](https://twitter.com/glozow)
> - [Package Relay Proposal](https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/pipermail/bitcoin-dev/2022-May/020493.html)
> - Site mentioned: [Bitcoin Core PR Review Club](https://bitcoincore.reviews/)
> - Github: [glozow](https://github.com/glozow)
> - Brink: [@bitcoinbrink](https://twitter.com/bitcoinbrink)
> - Bitcoin Core PR Reviews: [@BitcoinCorePRs](https://twitter.com/BitcoinCorePRs)
> - [SLP216 Gloria Zhao Learning Bitcoin Core Contribution & Hosting PR Review Club](https://stephanlivera.com/episode/216/)
> - [SLP242 Jonas Schnelli Maintaining Bitcoin Core: Contributions, Consensus, Conflict](https://stephanlivera.com/episode/242/)