Post #1855826
2026-05-01 15:05 UTC
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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@mastodon.social 2026-05-01 15:15
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. ...