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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom not trying to be - seems in a world where billions things agree on meaning of code + SDOs, "there are none" needs explaining.
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@briankardell Which standards do you follow?
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@mollydotcom I'm involved in a number of them as were you, which is why I'm confused/say I need more in order to understand the comment.
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@mollydotcom is my question really difficult to understand?
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@briankardell Is mine? "Web Standards" is a marketing term, Brian. Specifically to help express to non-professionals some idea of quality.
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@mollydotcom trying to figure out how to make this non-circular in nature, language is complex. Standards are agreement-between who matters
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@briankardell Some standards carry the force of law. E.g. osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp… Maybe that’s what @mollydotcom means by a “true standard"
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@briankardell @mollydotcom then there’s these: standards.ieee.org/findstds/…
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@chriseppstein @briankardell Chris has it. And Brian you don't know me for very long. I've been incessant on these issues for decades now.
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@mollydotcom Hey Mols, how would things be different if the open web was specified more like these other standards? @briankardell
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Replying to @chriseppstein
@chriseppstein @briankardell Companies and governments would be at liberty to co-opt and enforce and $$$. Recs: Good. Web Standards: unwise.

Nov 30, 2015 · 10:13 PM UTC

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Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom @briankardell ok. I thought you were suggesting that they *should* be. I agree that this would be the outcome.
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@chriseppstein @briankardell Exactly. The distinction is critically important and part of my mantra for 20+ years. I'm sick of my own voice.
Replying to @mholzschlag
@mollydotcom @chriseppstein I see. Yes, language is tricky. Words mean what the populace agrees they mean. "Standard" is split.
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