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You're absolutely right! A protocol doesn't need a business plan. Of course, a protocol by itself isn't very useful. You need services using it and systems imp
by Kalium 9y ago
You're absolutely right! A protocol doesn't need a business plan.
Of course, a protocol by itself isn't very useful. You need services using it and systems implementing and supporting it, which do cost money and require some kind of resourcing model...
- gregknicholson 9y agoYou don't need services when you can just use tools. Is Morse code less useful because of the lack of viable Morse code service providers?
- Kalium 9y agoYou're once again absolutely right! You can use tools without service providers. You can use Morse code without any service providers whatsoever! Though using it to send messages solely to yourself might not be the best of all possible uses, it's absolutely a viable use. Similarly, you could implement SMTP for yourself on paper. It might not be quite what was intended or maximally useful, but it's certainly a use. Some people might opine that it's far more useful with services implementing it widely and making its benefits available to many. I can't say they're being wildly unreasonable.