Re: Thoughts, questions, and issues.

[Aaron Swartz <aswartz@swartzfam.com>]

zac <zac@pixelgeek.com> wrote:

> So I guess it depends on what you want to build. A format for specialist use
> or a format for broad usage.

It's true, and I maintain that the new spec is for more technical usage than
the older one. For real heavy-duty use, it will require some understanding
of XML and RDF. The benefit from this is more power, but at the expense of
some clarity and simplicity. I see RSS as moving away from a simple XML
language for the people, and more towards a communication system for content
management systems and other scripting environments. It may not be the
choice you believe in, but it's a choice that the authors are making. There
will always be other formats if you don't agree.

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