My main concern about the Dev Fund expiring is not the effect it will have on large organizations, which have runway to stay afloat while a new model is being worked on. I’m worried about the smaller projects that bring value to the community, like ZecHub. Keeping them alive would be my main reason to vote for an extension.
But I admit, letting the dev fund expire in November is a tempting option that could flush out many inefficiencies from the ecosystem. It’s the “F it” button.
At the same time, I don’t like the idea of giving 100% of mining rewards to the miners. It could increase sell pressure. Dev Fun recipients and Zcashers that get paid in ZEC are likely to hold some of it. ECC, for example, is holding on to their ZEC.
Given all of the above, the 1-year extension for the creation of a non-direct funding model seems like the best option to me.