> no standards body was involved in the making of this protocol!
Is a standards body being involved relevant? Many standards ratified by standards bodies are "pay to access" and seem much less open than many de facto standards where no standards body was involved.
I believe it is. Taking the example of ATproto, it boils down to a managed platform as a service but they seem to do a #BuildInPublic thing where we can experience early developer previews. That’s not really open and it isn’t a standard.
Is a standards body being involved relevant? Many standards ratified by standards bodies are "pay to access" and seem much less open than many de facto standards where no standards body was involved.