Gavin Andresen wrote:
> I'd be happy to talk to Rainey; 

Great

> Satoshi, I assume you don't want to
> deal with press/PR/interviews ?

True

> We could decline to talk to the press-- Satoshi, I know you've
> expressed concern about bitcoin growing too big too fast, and being
> unable to keep up with traffic/attacks/feature requests/etc.  But I
> don't think ignoring the press will make them go away; they'll just
> talk to somebody else.  I think it is better to give a realistic
> impression of bitcoin (it is cutting-edge, beta software that is still
> being developed, it is not poised to replace PayPal or the Euro
> anytime soon, etc) rather than let somebody over-enthusiastic become
> "the unofficial bitcoin spokesperson."

You're the best person to do it.

EFF is really important.  We want to have a good relationship with them. 
  We're the type of project they like; they've helped the TOR project 
and done a lot to protect P2P file sharing.