I think there's nothing wrong with multiple competing codes, just like there are many different open source licenses. But I am concerned that right now they're

I think there's nothing wrong with multiple competing codes, just like there are many different open source licenses. But I am concerned that right now they're all crying in the wilderness - if two codes are pretty similar, it might be worth burying our disagreements over them until there's some kind of actual conversation or acceptance of any standard at all.