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by kazen44 1760 days ago
also, in the case of BGP it is also possible because it is a protocol with a strict process around its use in the default free zone with a community of peers who all benefit from being interconnected and being able to exchange routes.

it is far easier to convince a couple of thousand organizations to modify their highly specialized infrastructure compared to end users and manufacturers who just want to use or create widgets which will do what is required.