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by hggh 769 days ago
Satoshi Nakamoto said this about other implementations:

"I don't believe a second, compatible implementation of Bitcoin will ever be a good idea. So much of the design depends on all nodes getting exactly identical results in lockstep that a second implementation would be a menace to the network. The MIT license is compatible with all other licenses and commercial uses, so there is no need to rewrite it from a licensing standpoint." [0]

I can see the dangers, but multiple implementations looks healthy to me.

[0]: https://www.bitcoin.com/satoshi-archive/forum/bitcoin-forum/...