Gregory Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > "Mark Mielke" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I'm sure one or two examples must exist, but I cannot think of any. Every >> enhancement I can think of that eventually made it into a standard, was first >> implemented within a popular product, and then demanded as a standard to be >> applied to all other products.
> C99? SMTP? NTP? > It tends to be important for network protocols since there's no gain in having > non-interoperable protocols. Actually, the IETF's mantra has always been "rough consensus and running code" (cf http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2031.html). Network protocols don't get standardized in advance of a working prototype, either. (No, I take that back: there were some that did. Ever heard of OSI?) regards, tom lane -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
