I’m kind of sympathetic to this argument. But I’m not technical enough to know how much dev work is needed for true maintenance. I think a strong case can be made for ossification.
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Core devs especially isn’t sexy work, and they are very neutral/conservative in the protocol. Important for funding to exist for folks who work on the world’s most import open source protocol. Also people come and go from the work, so important to have resources for training, support, and beyond.