If you’re worried about the future of Bitcoin, have a look at this first:
http://www.mybitcoinslots.com/the-best-rebuttals-to-mike-hearns-farewell-message/
The beef within Bitcoin is nothing unique to Free Software or Open Source, it’s just an example of what happens when governance is unclear. Remember how Netscape and Microsoft were fighting about HTML standards before the W3C was established as the authority on web protocols?
DASH is also Free Software, and managed to decide on a block size increase without a hitch:
http://bitcoinist.net/dash-doubles-block-size-in-less-than-24-hours/
The coordination between funding and development is also an area where DASH shows its strength. Marketing efforts, miners, the unique master node network that distinguishes DASH from other cryptocoins, advocacy and software development are all funded through DASH’s governance and budget coordination:
First Hour: We talk with Evan Duffield about Dash Evolution, the Dash budget proposal, master nodes, X-11, and the new…letstalkbitcoin.com
Hopefully this model can be an inspiration to other projects and another piece of input to the discussion of governance and funding in Free Software.