silverpill@silverpill@mitra.social: @reiver I would agree if we were talking about standards, but FEPs and RFCs are different types of documents. RFCs are literally Requests For Comments.<br><br>Organizations that publish standards (like W3C), on the other hand, ought to focus on documenting. When they do inventing, it rarely ends well.

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@reiver ⊼ (Charles) :batman:@reiver@mastodon.social (2026-05-02 15:58:44)
@silverpill 

Like I said, people are of course able to decide for themselves.

Including disagreeing with me.

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But, I feel "building in open" should not be in the same place as specifications documenting standards.
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silverpill@silverpill@mitra.social (2026-05-02 16:48:24)
@reiver I would agree if we were talking about standards, but FEPs and RFCs are different types of documents. RFCs are literally Requests For Comments.

Organizations that publish standards (like W3C), on the other hand, ought to focus on documenting. When they do inventing, it rarely ends well.