The first generation of a technology is fueled by necessity. It's often a tiny project with only a few guys, and they portray it as "hey, I made this thing, if you wanna use it too, cool"

The second generation is often fueled by things which were lacking or missing in the first version. At this point, the first generation is widely adopted, and now everybody and their brother wants their say in it.

Design by committee is bad. Design by brainstorm is good. Formality breaks everything.