Current core team is over. Brand is FUBAR. Trust was with people and people betrayed and squandered the trust. Demonstrated disastrous moderation practices, engaged in disingenuous coresplaining. A "bridge" might've been a redemption arc if core 30 wasn't released, but now damage is done, and now they think about it? Sorry, no. It's been 2+ years. This is all #core-post-mortem material. New core cadre should probably: - EOL v30 - Release v31 with: a) Back out op_return damage b) Fix datacarrying c) revert relay fee drop d) Revert readme damage "What is Bitcoin" Also: - never bundle security releases with features or changes to policy - don't merge controversial PRs, regardless or perceived merit - revert transifex damage - consider unbanning knots from security disclosure - do security maintenance for more versions. I'm down with lower priority for features if we can get more versions covered in a non-coercive way (ie. be honest about "you can just not upgrade") There's probably more, but it's what I have.