1dullgeek on Nostr: Two possibilities: 1) fiatjaf really does own an open protocol that he can impose ...
Two possibilities:
1) fiatjaf really does own an open protocol that he can impose unwanted changes on everyone
2) the changes he's put in place people approve of enough to not try to fork off a copy of open code
My presumption is with 2 because 1 seems impossible if not highly unlikely. I'm not sure how to force unwanted changes on people who can easily ignore them. To me this is the same argument as Bitcoin core developers control Bitcoin. Something I'm also skeptical of.
Of course, maybe I'm missing something that would change my mind.
1) fiatjaf really does own an open protocol that he can impose unwanted changes on everyone
2) the changes he's put in place people approve of enough to not try to fork off a copy of open code
My presumption is with 2 because 1 seems impossible if not highly unlikely. I'm not sure how to force unwanted changes on people who can easily ignore them. To me this is the same argument as Bitcoin core developers control Bitcoin. Something I'm also skeptical of.
Of course, maybe I'm missing something that would change my mind.