Post #1855825
2026-05-01 15:15 UTC
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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@mastodon.social 2026-05-01 15:32
4/ 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.