[hueving]

An observation of how much these closed systems are a regression from systems we had 10 years ago.

[yzmtf2008]

Protocol ossification is also a real thing: we’re stuck in all the protocols developed two decades ago. https://signal.org/blog/the-ecosystem-is-moving/

[ryandrake]

Highly subjective. What some would call ossified, others might call “mature,” “reliable,” or “battle tested.” Sometimes bits don’t rot—they just go out of fashion.