I feel I have to point out that there are big problems that can be considered well by a group of experts in excruciating detail, that a rolling release does not help.
Specific example: RDFa vs microdata. One was well understood, the other made up on the spot. One played well with a huge amount of preceding standards, the other... meh.
While bleeding edge fashion brings great and new things to a culture, it also risks local maxima - a point where you cannot evolve further without negatives.
Examples: Blockbuster vs netflix, Rails new vs computer science; and dinosaurs vs mammals (you cant eat us all despite jurrassic park, you giant chickens!!)
Specific example: RDFa vs microdata. One was well understood, the other made up on the spot. One played well with a huge amount of preceding standards, the other... meh.
While bleeding edge fashion brings great and new things to a culture, it also risks local maxima - a point where you cannot evolve further without negatives.
Examples: Blockbuster vs netflix, Rails new vs computer science; and dinosaurs vs mammals (you cant eat us all despite jurrassic park, you giant chickens!!)