Earlier quoted context omitted.
https://timdaub.github.io/2022/08/28/six-unpopular-opinions-...
This fails to differentiate a "standard" from simply a "specification" (of a format, protocol, language...). I.e. we don't say "PostScript standard", but rather a "PostScript specification". All of the claims they make apply to any specification, and yes, divergence is necessary to make progress. A standard is a commonly agreed to specification, frequently ratified in one or another international organization (ISO, I…
nice, excuse my ignorance I had actually never seen it differentiated in that way but it makes a lot of sense.