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tonyk:
I think that if (and that is a big if) BTS X is a success it will be worth the effort of running as many delegates as you can get voted in. The same servers will be probably able to handle several more DAC delegates. I guess.
 I am non-techy but as  I tried to explain  I am easily teachable in the field. Plus my job gives me a lot of down time( like 90%) that I can monitor and make changes/adjustments after a real short boot camp…

gamey:

--- Quote from: tonyk on June 20, 2014, 04:24:35 pm ---I am interested in working with you.

I do not know how non-technical I am, but the last time I wrote a line of code (other than helping my daughter with high school projects) was for this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Prize (did not come even close to good ranking btw), so I guess 2007 or about 6-7 years. I have many great ideas what to do with the proceeds (other than going to Vegas with them) but I will share them in private first. PM me if interested.


PS I hope you mean cooperation in delegates for BTS X not XT. I do not expect the XT to be able to pay enough to delegates for 10 bucks/mo. hosting…

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I plan on being a delegate for all of the core I3 DACs and any reasonable DAC created.  I haven't seen this discussed but I assume that most delegates will try to be a delegate for most DACs.  At least until the scam coins etc appear.  If it ends up having too many hardforks/upgrades then we might abandon it due to the labor requirement.  Or if the Delegate server is too resource intensive vs payment etc.  We'd look at each on a case by case basis and make reasonable informed decisions.

The problem with the cheap server is DDOS (distributed denial of service).  I have other accounts and I am afraid they might all be shut down if one VPS is DDOSed.  Also the top-tier sites have better DDOS support where the cheap VPS just give you a moderate internet connection and likely not DDOS mitigation.  I wouldn't expect DDOS to happen at first though so I'm not worried.  Since it would never take down the network, people would only do it to take over delegates.

Given that I have not partaken of the test besides the very initial test, there is no guarantee we can get delegates.  However, I think that being the minority actively campaigning with a plan this shouldn't be the problem. Also the person I talked to helping me with this has been involved to some degree.  So we'll see..

tonyk:
I am interested in working with you.

I do not know how non-technical I am, but the last time I wrote a line of code (other than helping my daughter with high school projects) was for this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netflix_Prize (did not come even close to good ranking btw), so I guess 2007 or about 6-7 years. I have many great ideas what to do with the proceeds (other than going to Vegas with them) but I will share them in private first. PM me if interested.


PS I hope you mean cooperation in delegates for BTS X not XT. I do not expect the XT to be able to pay enough to delegates for 10 bucks/mo. hosting…

gamey:
Hi.  I am going to try to make this fairly short.  Stan posted the original idea here https://bitsharestalk.org/index.php?topic=4986.msg65702#msg65702. Then Bytemaster went on to expand on this during the Beyond Bitcoin Community Dev Hangout at https://soundcloud.com/beyond-bitcoin-hangouts/mumble-06-14-2014-dan-larimer#t=10:22

After listening to this I was inspired.  No one has stepped up to partner with people so I thought I would.

My basic proposal is that anyone who wishes to have an interest in being a Delegate to tell me what they will do for Bitshares with the funds generated.  I would ask they pay for the hosting as a sign of their goodwill and intentions.  This will be anywhere from $12-$50 a month.  (I know $12 will work, but for a top-tier provider it will be more.)  I could be paid the hosting fee in cryptocurrencies or the partner could choose to pay for the server directly. I will also provide some explanation about what is going on and possibly a demonstration/Q&A via Skype/phone or similar technology.  I will definitely make myself available.  I have one other technical person who I will likely partner with and they have tentatively agreed. I may find others to increase coverage of the servers as I do not expect to be available 24/7. These technical partners will hopefully be as passionate about this stuff as I am.

Beyond the hosting bill, what I ask of my non-technical partner(s) is just a plan to help the Bitshares ecosystem along with a solid execution.  Present it to me either in private or publicly.  There are likely others who would be willing to partner with a non-technical person so it might be in your interest to post your proposal publicly.  I do expect to be paid for my work along with my partners, and most likely on a % basis.  This means the only necessary out of pocket expense is the hosting fee.  My goal is not to make a truckload of money, but I do feel compensation of some sort to be necessary. Just like I expect that the non-technical partner to make a profit.  However, the main thing here is I want to partner with someone who has vision and will execute that vision.  The %s are negotiable and I have not given it much thought.

So any thoughts/plans/proposals fire away !  Either here or in private. If any technical people want to offer up their services in this thread feel free !

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