01-31-2018, 02:31 PM
"- Does it matter if the Gekko indicator becomes public?"
Well, it doesn't matter. I agree with it becoming public. I would just like a social agreement to not spread the original version on the internet. If someone wants to try to transform it from Gekko to Pine he is free to do it, but he should work for it
"- How are we (the community) or I (the escrow) supposed to check whether someone implemented the indicator correctly? Not sure how to do this without seeing the original indicator. I am trying to go to a situation where people who claim bounties always get paid, regardless of the original poster still being around."
Good question. I would gladly provide the source code to you or to any capable reviewer. I just don't want the original source to be available for everyone. The main indicator rules can be found on the internet so at least its general form can be easily checked by almost anyone that can use a computer.
"> Do you/we want the bounty address public?"
This is a hard question. Normally if the address is public everyone can check how big is the bounty, but puts the original poster's privacy at risk. If the address is kept private you would have to monitor and update every bounty every time the bounty increases. This seems a bit hard for you in the long run. Since this is the first bounty I would like to keep it private and also I would like to help you for the effort!
"This can be fully private, as long as it's clear to everyone when the funds are in escrow (see my point above)."
People will have to trust you. I don't see any other way around. Since it's just the start of this bounty program and the amounts are small I don't see it as an real issue right now.
"Gekko calculates candles based on whatever time Gekko is started: if you want hourly candles TradeView will force the candles to start at :00 every hour (one candle for 10:00 until 11:00), whereas with Gekko this is not the case. On top of that some indicators are calculated differently (depending on what kind of indicators your strategy require this might or might not be a problem). "
The first issue is easy to solve. Just start Gekko at :00 and you are ok. For the second issue we will find out when the time comes. I don't worry about that.
Well, it doesn't matter. I agree with it becoming public. I would just like a social agreement to not spread the original version on the internet. If someone wants to try to transform it from Gekko to Pine he is free to do it, but he should work for it
"- How are we (the community) or I (the escrow) supposed to check whether someone implemented the indicator correctly? Not sure how to do this without seeing the original indicator. I am trying to go to a situation where people who claim bounties always get paid, regardless of the original poster still being around."
Good question. I would gladly provide the source code to you or to any capable reviewer. I just don't want the original source to be available for everyone. The main indicator rules can be found on the internet so at least its general form can be easily checked by almost anyone that can use a computer.
"> Do you/we want the bounty address public?"
This is a hard question. Normally if the address is public everyone can check how big is the bounty, but puts the original poster's privacy at risk. If the address is kept private you would have to monitor and update every bounty every time the bounty increases. This seems a bit hard for you in the long run. Since this is the first bounty I would like to keep it private and also I would like to help you for the effort!
"This can be fully private, as long as it's clear to everyone when the funds are in escrow (see my point above)."
People will have to trust you. I don't see any other way around. Since it's just the start of this bounty program and the amounts are small I don't see it as an real issue right now.
"Gekko calculates candles based on whatever time Gekko is started: if you want hourly candles TradeView will force the candles to start at :00 every hour (one candle for 10:00 until 11:00), whereas with Gekko this is not the case. On top of that some indicators are calculated differently (depending on what kind of indicators your strategy require this might or might not be a problem). "
The first issue is easy to solve. Just start Gekko at :00 and you are ok. For the second issue we will find out when the time comes. I don't worry about that.