> I don't get how a standard behind a paywall is even considered a standard. What makes something a standard is when people agree to use it and design against

> I don't get how a standard behind a paywall is even considered a standard. What makes something a standard is when people agree to use it and design against it. If no one uses it, even if it's openly available, is it really a (practical) standard? Things don't even have to be written down, they're simply "the way we do things": * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_operating_procedure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_operating_procedure