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1. Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Apr-2018 03:47:35 UTC Danyl Strype
   @edsu @wulee true, but I think his point was that protocols and standards only work if they help achieve consensus between implementers ...
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Apr-2018 04:43:14 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @wulee @edsu standards bodies, even W3C, can't make all apps of a certain type use common protocols simply by publishing a standard.
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Apr-2018 04:47:26 UTC Danyl Strype

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     @wulee @edsu I'm not sure how pointing that out is brushing aside the social dimensions of protocol standards work, quite the opposite IMHO
   • Danyl Strype (strypey@quitter.se)'s status on Saturday, 28-Apr-2018 11:22:09 UTC Danyl Strype
     @edsu @wulee exactly, which is why @mike is right that protocols are ultimately a "gentleman's agreement"