To keep going. Any standard that is not open will not open itself for multiple implementations (see old MS standards with word xml format). The problem of cours

To keep going. Any standard that is not open will not open itself for multiple implementations (see old MS standards with word xml format). The problem of course is that if I cannot implement your standard, you are still the only consumer. So really: Standards with producers/consumers from different independent teams from different organizations with different goals are awesome.