The document discusses various approaches to standards development including meritocracy vs group think, block voting vs proportional representation, normative vs non-normative specifications, open source implementations, test suites, wiki documentation, lightweight specifications, open licensing, standards as agreements, standards as communication, design by committee, building a community through participation rather than dictation.

2. @psd

15. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ppdigital/2058130092/

35. 35

37. Meritocracy
or
Group
Think?

39. Block Voting
http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/03/concentration-at-the-odf-tc.html

42. STV

44. Specifications

46. normative, non-
normative

47. Junk DNA

51. Agile

55. Itch
Driven
Development

60. Freedom to Fork

61. Standeace
• Open Source Implementations
• Test Suites
• Wiki Driven Documentation
• Small, Lightweight Specifications
• Open Licensing *

63. Standards
are Agreements

64. Standards
are Communication

65. Design by Committee
Esperanto

66. Build Something
Build a Community
Observe, Edit, Don't Dictate