> Why not accept that there are legit technical reasons why existing open protocols are unacceptable? I can think of a few features, in a few open protocols th

> Why not accept that there are legit technical reasons why existing open protocols are unacceptable? I can think of a few features, in a few open protocols that started out as "open" but proprietary - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLHttpRequest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XMLHttpRequest being the most well known. > Stop complaining about companies not adopting open protocols and do something. Dominate the world using open protocols, then the walled garden companies will follow. It is not easy, it may even feel wrong, but it is the only way. This, this is sage advice, this is what needs to happen, and we need to just take the time to do it. I am at the point where I think I'm ready to become a Stallman like zealot in my almost golden years.