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In 2015 I wrote the Ethereum Foundation blog post detailing the phases of the release. In those days the Proof of State transition was known as Serenity. https

In 2015 I wrote the Ethereum Foundation blog post detailing the phases of the release. In those days the Proof of State transition was known as Serenity. https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/03/03/ethereum-launch-process/ https://blog.ethereum.org/2015/03/03/ethereum-launch-process... here is the blog post.

proto-n 4y ago
Any details on what changed since serenity?
RjQoLCOSwiIKfpm 4y ago
Could you perhaps please answer this Ask HN thread I have posted: "Ask HN: Does the Ethereum foundation really not develop a post-Merge client?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32586172 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32586172 TL;DR: To use the new Proof of Stake network, you'll need 2 pieces of software in parallel ("execution client" and "consensus client"). It seems only one of those is developed by the Ethereum foundation - implementations of the other one are only developed by various seemingly commercial entities.
- stablefusion 4y ago
  Thr udeal scenario would be for ethereum foundation to keep becoming more and more irrelevant. Why would they take on 'more' responsibility if the goal is decentralisation? afaik, all clients are open source projects. And many are being funded by gitcoin grants now(crowdsourcing)
  - RjQoLCOSwiIKfpm 4y ago
    Because they earned $ 1 billion with the Ether presale [0], and if the community gives a billion dollars to a non-profit, the non-profit ought to deliver a usable product from that, not hide behind some handwaving of why that's the job of other people. If they deliver a usable product that doesn't prevent anyone else from also doing so and thus achieving decentralization. But it would mean that they actually do their job for the billion they were given. [0] Calculated with today's Ether price, based on: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/19/ethereum-foundation-holds-13b-in-ether-300m-in-non-crypto-investments/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/19/ethereum-founda...

proto-n 4y ago

Any details on what changed since serenity?

RjQoLCOSwiIKfpm 4y ago

Could you perhaps please answer this Ask HN thread I have posted: "Ask HN: Does the Ethereum foundation really not develop a post-Merge client?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32586172 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32586172 TL;DR: To use the new Proof of Stake network, you'll need 2 pieces of software in parallel ("execution client" and "consensus client"). It seems only one of those is developed by the Ethereum foundation - implementations of the other one are only developed by various seemingly commercial entities.

stablefusion 4y ago
Thr udeal scenario would be for ethereum foundation to keep becoming more and more irrelevant. Why would they take on 'more' responsibility if the goal is decentralisation? afaik, all clients are open source projects. And many are being funded by gitcoin grants now(crowdsourcing)
- RjQoLCOSwiIKfpm 4y ago
  Because they earned $ 1 billion with the Ether presale [0], and if the community gives a billion dollars to a non-profit, the non-profit ought to deliver a usable product from that, not hide behind some handwaving of why that's the job of other people. If they deliver a usable product that doesn't prevent anyone else from also doing so and thus achieving decentralization. But it would mean that they actually do their job for the billion they were given. [0] Calculated with today's Ether price, based on: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/19/ethereum-foundation-holds-13b-in-ether-300m-in-non-crypto-investments/ https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/04/19/ethereum-founda...