The main Bitcoin-dev mailing list might cease operating next month
Bitcoin developers could apparently stop operating the main Bitcoin-dev email list — the most important communication channel dedicated to coordinating the development of Bitcoin Core — by January. Bryan Bishop, one of only three named Bitcoin-Dev moderators, notified all Bitcoin developers of the sunsetting news this week. “Users can switch to forums or other websites, or private one-on-one communication. It would remove a point of semi-centralization from the bitcoin ecosystem. It would hasten ossification,” said Bishop. The non-profit Linux Foundation has hosted the list since 2011 and the Bitcoin -dev-moderation and Bitcoin -core-dev-moderation spinoff email lists since 2015. However, Linux has warned that it would eventually discontinue email lists entirely. It now appears to be following through on that promise. It will soon discontinue support for Bitcoin -dev altogether with plans to end its service by the end of 2023 . Already, members of the list have star...