> This is one of those cases where having a standards committee or consortium is the way to go. Committees have their problems, but I think it's only reasonable.
I think a committee is a reasonable backup plan, and can even be done without Dirk's approval (see e.g. WHATWG done without the W3C's approval). If the LSP continues to be "good enough" then it seems unlikely.
> If you think about it, doesn't it seem inevitable that eventually, big organizations that make editors would want a consortium of some sort to collaborate on protocols like this?
Maybe? Editors tend to be an afterthought for most companies; JetBrains is the only company I can think of that is big on the LSP and for whom the editor is a primary experience.
I think a committee is a reasonable backup plan, and can even be done without Dirk's approval (see e.g. WHATWG done without the W3C's approval). If the LSP continues to be "good enough" then it seems unlikely.
> If you think about it, doesn't it seem inevitable that eventually, big organizations that make editors would want a consortium of some sort to collaborate on protocols like this?
Maybe? Editors tend to be an afterthought for most companies; JetBrains is the only company I can think of that is big on the LSP and for whom the editor is a primary experience.