Maybe I have reading comprehension problems but this article sounds so conflicting and presumptuous. Is it a sales pitch or not? If it is, even when it says it isn't, I would start by looking at Arcan's bus factor, and what refactoring and architectural changes were necessary along the years.
Having no expertise in this field I have no patience for people who write in this style but never got involved in the process. But if they did then I would be more interested in reading why their proposal was better and what can be done now in the living code. Also IIUC protocols are exactly that, places to experiment and learn from mistakes until they get stable and anyone can propose them.
There are many developers who could write a good technical solution but it's the ones who can deal with the ugly politics that make a real difference. There's a phrase about that there but as always if you don't send code your opinion won't do any good.
Having no expertise in this field I have no patience for people who write in this style but never got involved in the process. But if they did then I would be more interested in reading why their proposal was better and what can be done now in the living code. Also IIUC protocols are exactly that, places to experiment and learn from mistakes until they get stable and anyone can propose them.
There are many developers who could write a good technical solution but it's the ones who can deal with the ugly politics that make a real difference. There's a phrase about that there but as always if you don't send code your opinion won't do any good.