At no point have the browsers ever not been running the whole TLS show. The CAB forum is a useful construct, but its usefulness has a specific place. Imagine a

At no point have the browsers ever not been running the whole TLS show. The CAB forum is a useful construct, but its usefulness has a specific place. Imagine a weird little town with 6 people who buy all the groceries and a 60 grocery stores. The stores get together periodically and meet with the 6 shoppers to talk about what the stores should stock. Maybe they even vote. That be a useful set of meetings. But ultimately those 6 customers are going to buy whatever the hell they want to buy, regardless of how the votes went.