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Re:Don't forget these tags to make HTML work like you expect by FoxBJK on Monday October 27, 2025 @08:59AM (#45720532)
They're not, at all. It was invented by Facebook, but it's literally just a few lines of metadata that applications can choose to read if they want.
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Re:Don't forget these tags to make HTML work like you expect by kaoD on Monday October 27, 2025 @09:14AM (#45720694)
Being invented by $company does not preclude it from being a standard.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_standard

> A technical standard may be developed privately or unilaterally, for example by a corporation, regulatory body, military, etc.

PDF is now an international standard (ISO 32000) but it was invented by Adobe. HTML was invented at the CERN and is now controlled by W3C (a private consortium). OpenGL was created by SGI and is maintained by the Khronos Group.

All had different "ownership" paths and yet I'd say all of them are standards.

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Re:Don't forget these tags to make HTML work like you expect by albedoa on Monday October 27, 2025 @10:25AM (#45721370)
Did you mean to type "does not" in that first sentence? Otherwise, the rest of your comment acts as evidence against it.
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Re:Don't forget these tags to make HTML work like you expect by kaoD on Monday October 27, 2025 @10:27AM (#45721394)
Yep, it was a typo. Thanks! Fixed.
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