Some suggestions for RSS .92: DC

[Rael Dornfest <rael@oreilly.com>]

Howdy,

On Mon, 16 Oct 2000, Dave Winer wrote:

> Rael, two things:
> 
> 1. Dublin Core is a slippery slope because most RSS developers don't have a
> clue what it is and I don't think they have to.

And I'm not suggesting here that RSS 0.92 developers need to.  Rather I'm
noting that some of the elements being bandied about are similar enough to
those found in the Dublin Core that it's worth a look and learn.

Again, 

..
 <item>
   <title>An Item</title>
   <link>http://www.somewhereorother.com/item.html</link>
   <description>This is a description of An Item...</description>
   <creator>Anne Author</creator>
   <subject>Woodwork, Metalsmithing</subject>
   <type>news</type>
   <language>en-us</language>
   <date>2000-10-13</date>
   <format>text/html</format>
   <rights>Copyright 2000, Something or Other</rights>
   <publisher>Somewhere or Other, Inc.</publisher>
 </item>
...

is not complicated and doesn't require any special knowledge.  The
elements are self-describing, encompass much of what one would want to say
about an item, could/would be optional, and can be integrated into an RSS
0.92 core without any real fuss or need for deep understanding of DC.

Rael

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