Open Standards aren't about posting a publicly-readable spec. They're about getting critiques and and consensus from an open community of stakeholders (including multiple implementers).https://twitter.com/AmeliasBrain/status/1126235639270088704 …
That process can only really tell you if the thing is *implementable*, not if it solves an important problem in a good way. And BTW, standards committees can't determine that either!...
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So, they are running an experiment to find out. And it's a *real experiment*. The thesis could be disproven! Has happened to a lot of OTs.
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This is in contrast to the old way of doing things where consensus was valued more highly than evidence. Doing design outside committee, running trials, getting feedback, and iterating are *just good feature design*. And the result should be confidence in the design.
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