Seriously, think big picture and understand that Dan et all are doing their best to lead us forward.
I am not going to participate in any kind of hangout where someone else is going to discuss how to dictate to someone else how they are going to run their company without even the directors of said company being present. This is turning into mob FUD and it should end right here.
I have no doubt Stan / Dan & the dev team all have the best intentions and wish to see BitShares succeed.
You raise one central point here DSN: does BitShares belong to the Cryptonomex / dev team or to anyONE?
Answer: NO! This is a community effort launched with the help of all of us. We all have contributions to make. It would be foolish not to acknowledge the essential contributions of the dev team, without which there would be no BitShares, but to saying we're trying to take control away and run their company is an exaggerated perspective IMO.
The koolaid is sweet, but put the glass down for a minute and reflect on the decisions made unilaterally by the dev team in the past that turned out badly for all. Clearly they could use some help in non-technical matters. This is where any doubts I may have about BitShares' success arise. You may see things differently if you haven't be around here very long.
I think it is unwise to avoid the tough questions and take a wait and see attitude, thereby avoiding responsibility. Everybody should be held accountable for their promises and their actions, including the dev team. Nobody should get a free pass to scrutiny. If a position has integrity it will only be strengthened by scrutiny and examination.
Bytemaster has said that developers will hold the reigns of political power (all delegate seats initially) when 2.0 is launched. I'm in
TOTAL agreement with that. They are writing the code, they control it through delegates, INITIALLY. BM said this was only until replacement delegates are voted into place. As yet I have seen nobody announce their candidacy or intentions to become a delegate, so their control is not being contested or is the issue, IMO.