But once you have read Waypoint, there is no reason to read the same terms, or functionally the same terms, every time you want to do the same deal. That is the waste Waypoint avoids.
I think his point was that the only way to properly come to a conclusion around "functional sameness" is reading it again.
> Every copy of The Waypoint NDA comes with a certificate from the side proposing it, guaranteeing that the terms are exactly the same as those published on this site.
I don't see how that is any sort of improvement over the standard 2-3 page sized NDAs I use already on a regular basis.
I think the idea is similar to OSI certified licenses. You only have to read (for example) the LGPLv3 license a single time regardless of how many of your dependencies use it.
Have a look at the form itself, at least the first page.
It works in the same way as licenses work you don’t actually have to attach a full copy of a GPL license for example or even your own license terms you need to just specify what license are you using and where it can be obtained.
that's a full stop, right there. If you take NDAs and contracts seriously you need to read and comprehend the whole thing, no matter how boilerplate it appears from skimming the first few paragraphs.