Free / Open source is not absolutely perfect or secure but many people feel it gives a better hope of security and independence than proprietary software.
Over many years, proponents of
Bitcoin and
Cryptocurrency have tried to align themselves with open source developers and well known projects or organisations.
Many people have remained neutral about this topic up to now. Recent news reports talk about a "death spiral" or "crypto winter" after the BTC price crash.
Does anybody feel projects should do more to distance themselves from
Bitcoin?
Could Linux distributions be legally liable for including
Bitcoin packages in their distribution?
When
Bitcoin does implode, whether it is next week or in 10 years, could it impact the reputation of other open source initiatives and people promoting geeky innovation?
What would be the criteria for an open source project, such as a Linux distribution, to include or exclude a particular
Cryptocurrency?
I started putting some of my observations
in blog posts, this one begins to cover the relationship with open source phenomena
