Hello @ned,
First of all, I can't imagine how much was the latest decision difficult and painful for everyone in Steemit inc. But I think it's far better to re-structure the company during the recession to transfer to be a "survival" mode.
And these are my questions if possible you can cover on the livestream :)
1. Are the "core" devs for SMT still remaining in Steemit inc and the recent cost structure is able to bring them till the end of the project?
I know you've commented many times that SMT may be postponeded but still on track. But as one of the fully committed SMT candidates, we'd like to see more "feasible" information about that.
It would be great if you can mention more specifically like SMT core devs such as mvandeberg, theoreticalbts, or sgerbino (I just looked them from Github and seem to be core devs...) still 100% committed on team.
2. What functions (that Steemit inc so far covered) will be removed from your new org's priority?
For example, you've already mentioned Steemit.com is under maintenance mode, full node/API issue, marketing, PR, investor's relation, etc. If you can share your idea about these following categories, it will give more chances for communities to take some of the functions to collaborate:
- Functions/features Steemit inc will keep pushing
- Functions/features that will be just maintained
- Functions/features that Steemit inc won't be able to cover from now on
Again, I'm so glad that you decide to perform the livestream in this period , which will be super helpful for communities to understand how we can work together. Thanks so much :)