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You would only push for ossification if you have never developed software.

Code stops working if you don't maintain it. It starts failing at the edges and slowly migrates to the core. People will stop using it way before it gets to the core features.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago 💬 1

the more something needs fixing the more broken it was in the first place

i can't believe this needs to be pointed out

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Joda 1y ago 💬 1

Some things are just changes, not "fixes".

Bitcoin has changed many many times over the years, even by Satoshi. There was even a catastrophic bug that had to be patched. There was no divine gifting of perfect code.

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ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴍʟᴇᴋᴜ 1y ago

that was 13 years ago, at least

almost nothing since has been important

engineering wise, bitcoin is an epic achievement

when it comes to protocols, really, they are not that complex, there should not be that many fixes after some time, and the reasons for changes need to be intense to make them important

front end is a different thing, but the times that an innovation in interface demanding a back end change is nearly a non-happening in history