The “Father of the Internet” is finally retiring
THE SO WHAT
The generation that built the core internet protocols is aging out of operating roles, which means fewer default custodians of the original end-to-end, open standards mindset. If you’re building on or around core infrastructure, assume governance and norms will be set more by platforms and regulators than by protocol designers.
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