Standards red pill

Similarly to what was said about HTML many years ago, this is where the standards rabbit hole goes:

Living — Standards will be continuously updated to fix bugs and add/remove/refine experimental features.

— Standards will be continuously updated to fix bugs and add/remove/refine experimental features. Public domain — Standards are a public good and should not be held hostage by any organization. Organizations prove themselves on merit, not standards portfolio.

— Standards are a public good and should not be held hostage by any organization. Organizations prove themselves on merit, not standards portfolio. Public development — Everyone has access to the standard and its repository. Everyone can participate in improving it.

— Everyone has access to the standard and its repository. Everyone can participate in improving it. Asynchronous decisions — Decisions are made via an asynchronous medium, such as email, allowing ample opportunity for people all over the world to contribute.

— Decisions are made via an asynchronous medium, such as email, allowing ample opportunity for people all over the world to contribute. Implementor involvement — Without implementors, it is not going anywhere.

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