https://words.filippo.io/geomys/

this seems to be a not terrible model for potential future bitcoin maintainership

iiuc basically for profit open source cabals fight for corporate sponsorship iiuc 

vs current model where blockstream/chaincode is both the cabal and the sponsor.

standardcrypto

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.

bitcoin

bitdevs

Bitcoin Core From the Inside: Jon Atack - Knut Svanholm

Scoresby

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.