To sum up my reply to replies to my OP: the biggest thing I take away from this quote, personally, is that you should have a good, practical knowledge of someth

To sum up my reply to replies to my OP: the biggest thing I take away from this quote, personally, is that you should have a good, practical knowledge of something before you go about making a standard, and input from the real world is also a very good idea. Some upfront design is necessary, yes, but when politics dominates technical concerns, failure is bound to follow.