@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:@reiver@mastodon.social: 3/ An example of №2 is the (now old) DVD format. Prior to DVD, there were incompatible but similar technologies, such as: MMCD, and SD. The same individuals who were behind MMCD, and SD (incompatible formats) got together (in a working-group) and agreed to interoperate. DVD was the result of that. And, the DVD specification(s) documented their agreements on how to interoperate. ...

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:@reiver@mastodon.social (2026-05-02 00:05:34)
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An example of №1 is the (now old) finger-protocol. The finger-protocol existed at least 6 years before the first specification about the finger-protocol (IETF RFC-742) was first published.

I.e., the finger-protocol existed first, and the specification came much later.

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:@reiver@mastodon.social (2026-05-02 00:15:20)
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An example of №2 is the (now old) DVD format.

Prior to DVD, there were incompatible but similar technologies, such as: MMCD, and SD.

The same individuals who were behind MMCD, and SD (incompatible formats) got together (in a working-group) and agreed to interoperate.

DVD was the result of that.

And, the DVD specification(s) documented their agreements on how to interoperate.

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:@reiver@mastodon.social (2026-05-02 00:32:56)
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An example of №3 is ERC-223.

ERC-223 was meant as a replacement for ERC-20. A single person invented ERC-223 without involving all the people who implemented or were using ERC-20.

ERC-223 was largely ignored.