also think that a lot of the core developers are opposed to alternative implementations as that will dilute their power over the bitcoin network.
Really? I've been encouraging alternative implementations, who is the power-hungry core developer?
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I personally believe that we should have a simple and clearly defined protocol as soon as possible, and encourage a proliferation of alternative clients.
Ok. Start here: https://github.com/bitcoin/netspecOr here: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Technical