Smooth I would like to ask you a few questions about the team. I keep hearing you allude to "If there isn't enough funding for the team eventually we will move on." And I have a few questions on that.
1. Keep hearing? I mentioned that once a month or two ago
as a long term concern (i.e. emphasis on the world eventually). Perhaps this is exactly what you are asking though.
2. Donations are presently used for hosting and paying outside contractors. It is hoped that
eventually some donations could be used to pay core team members for our time and expenses but that has not been the case so far and we are realistic that the coin will likely need to grow a bit (with our efforts) before that becomes practical to do at a meaningful level. As far as your question about future expenses I expect more of the same.
3. We don't expect people to make unrealistic donations. 5-10% is really, really generous. We are also pursuing additional sources of funding such as providing paid support and services for businesses who want to integrate and use Monero. We've already had some requests for that, and I expect that to be an increasingly important source of funding as the coin (hopefully) continues to grow.
Aside from donations at a reasonable/realistic level, the best thing people can do to help with enthusiasm is to engage in their own efforts to help the coin grow. When we see people using it, businesses and individuals being encouraged to adopt it, and new services being built for it, that encourages us.
