Yikes, there are a lot of grievances being aired in that thread. To clear up any confusion:
Yes, I have forked my work on Storj and have given it to
Counterpoint to help raise some money to continue to develop
it. Please note that this project is not a competitor to
Storj as it is fully distributed, there is no business model
(because there are no bridges), and it is managed by a 501c3
organization.
Edit: see https://orc.network
I don't know the Storj project or this situation well, but the timeline of events I've gathered from reading those reddit comments is:
- You acquired some "pre-mine" tokens (apparently with no vesting)
- You pre-sold those tokens before the fundraiser
- You quit the company shortly after
- You then proceeded to slander the company on Reddit (something something "radical transparency")
- You then forked the company's project and started calling it your own. But it's not "competing" because you're using a 501c3 tied to an unrelated hackerspace in Georgia as an umbrella for its fundraising (possibly risking its tax-exempt status).
I think this is a fair question to ask given the circumstances: Is your goal here to create a great open source project, or to damage Storj?
Believe me, I understand how this looks. To answer your questions:
- Yes, early storj employees were given tokens on a schedule related to achieving certain milestones
- Yes, when I felt it was appropriate for my own future, I sold those tokens
- Yes, not long after I sold, I (and others) left
- No, my intent was not to slander, but simply to explain why I have disappeared from the community and why core development has slowed
- Yes I forked a free software project and our hackerspace is providing what's called a "comprehensive sponsorship" which in no way risks 501c3 status
My goal has always been to create a great project and never to harm Storj Labs. Though, admittedly, given the circumstances I understand how it might appear that way. Because of that, can we not turn this thread into what happened on Reddit?
Also I should clarify on the sale of the tokens. This was SJCX, it wasn't a premine, but that token had been trading for years and I held mine for well over a year. I never held any of the tokens that were part of the recent sale.
