Interesting history and analysis of SMTP’s history. How can we prevent fedi and other open protocols from suffering the same fates?

    • @[email protected]
      2•2 months ago

      ‘One of the most successful, widely used, and forked protocols’

      SSH is also a protocol, tho I’ll admit maybe its ‘one of the few’ above bitcoin - but I can come up with a page of examples that top it if you need (HTTP, TCP, UDP, RTSP, RGMII…)

      • chebra
        2•2 months ago

        @Sethayy cool, go ahead. But still nobody made that take, so … you are arguing with the wind.

        • @[email protected]
          1•2 months ago

          What take then cause I don’t got all day to chase your goalposts and I’m already tired of it