Okay the objective view changed… but we still could have an shimmer network if the users wants it.
we have following options =
a) close it, shut it down because all our energy should be on iota-rebased
b) take a snapshot, relaunch on Rebase with old fixed suppy
c) get running iota 2.0 on shimmer, with layer2 EVM
(its not a competitor of iota rebase, shimmer doesnt have L1 SC's)
If this is a running system on testnet, why not let it run for the community
as a community driven network. (Maybe we can get synergy-effects with
IOTA Rebased + Shimmer 2.0)
This is only an open Discussion… Shimmer should always be community driven, from the beginning. So, why not thinking about it…
Option A would greatly damage the rebased version of Iota. I don’t think IF would consider this (unless I’m the only community member who is not surprised)
I think with Option C, it’s all positive.
I honestly don’t understand why there should be any other option than C. We had a running Testnet for IOTA 2.0 for multiple months now and it seems to run well, so why not just release it on Shimmer?
This would mean Shimmer still had some reason to exist since it is technologically unique, it would be something fundamentally different than IOTA Rebased (so no competition), but still a very interesting project for techies. And if someone would want to continue that vision of the protocol (probably unlikely though), they would have the chance to do so. What is there to lose with that option? The alternatives are just sad.
Option C, 100%. I’m ready to keep building my application on the Shimmer network. Being feeless makes all the difference. Launch IOTA 2.0 on Shimmer ASAP!