This... seems very interesting
#Bluesky is "...standardizing parts of #ATProtocol in an effort to establish long-term governance for the protocol."
"to establish long-term governance for the protocol"
Here: https://docs.bsky.app/blog/taking-at-to-ietf
Also see at #Github:
"Add patent pledge link to README (# 4246)"
"Bluesky Social PBC has committed to a software patent non-aggression pledge. For details see [the original announcement] (https://bsky.social/about/blog/10-01-2025-patent-pledge)."
Here: https://github.com/bluesky-social/atproto/commit/d239f0bcf5e7ed391c8ced32e13aaa4c1324a757
All that said, not sure exactly what it *means* long-term, but it is... interesting