Turmoil within Developer Community and Not Legal Challenges Could Doom Bitcoin

Does Bitcoin have a future, and if so, what will that future look like?  This is the fascinating question posed by The New York Times today in a profile story about one of the core developer's loss of faith in the future of the currency as a split has emerged in the developer community over the core goals and direction of the project.  The link is available for viewing here:

A Bitcoin Believer's Crisis of Faith