TAKES
There are 14 competing standards. What do we do?
Situation: there are now 15 competing standards.
EVERYONE'S RIGHT
Every answer
AlexThe Architect“Write one that covers all 14 use cases.”
JoThe Cowboy“Whichever one has a library. Ship.”
RileyThe Minimalist“The oldest one. It already won.”
TaylorThe AI Native“The agent speaks all 14.”
MorganThe Threat Modeler“Which ones have had a CVE? That narrows it down.”
ChrisThe Sovereign“The one with an open spec we can fork.”
PatThe Enterprise Adult“The one with a certification program.”
MayaThe Explorer“Try all 14 and see which one users like.”
NoraThe User Advocate“Which one do our users already have installed?”
LéoThe Maximalist“Make a 15th, but make it beautiful.”
RuthThe Maintainer“Number 3. It has been number 3 since 2004.”
GregThe Hedger“Support all 14 behind an adapter.”