<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Protocols are agreements that allow independent... > Protocols are agreements that allow independent participants to cooperate without requiring identical tools or centralized control. Their quiet achievement is interoperability: the ability of different people, applications, and archives to recognize one another's work. **Source:** [[livestreams/Constructing Genius — Part Four — Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Publishing - Workbook|Constructing Genius — Part Four — Technical Infrastructure for Distributed Publishing]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Protocols are agreements that allow independent participants to cooperate without requiring identical tools or centralized control. Their quiet achievement is interoperability: the ability of different people, applications, and archives to recognize one another's work.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-protocols-agreements-allow-recognize-anothers-work ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->