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Re: [syndication] Re: [RSS-DEV] RSS-Classic, RSS 1.0 and a historical debt

I would second the concept of changing the name now and moving on. The main reason (and please, do not assume that I am taking any camp on this) is the confusion that could happen if an effort to develop another branch of RSS were to go under way. What would happen then? What I foresee is that we would end up with two version of RSS 1.0. The one we now have in front of us and the one that would emerge out of other efforts.
When I look back at history, I shudder at the thought of several standards being called the same thing. We saw it happen with unix, we almost saw it happen with HTML (remember the Netscape/Microsoft division and imagine what would have happened if the W3C had not existed) and I would hate to see it happen with RSS. Technically, neither Dave Winer nor this group has any claim to RSS, since RSS most prominent developer was Netscape.
Looking for a solution, we have to consider what work has been done on RSS with RSS 1.0 and figure out that it extends the functionality of the previous format. Hence, the name XRSS seems to make sense as it is eXtended RSS. 

Just my $.02

TNL


At 08:51 AM 11/7/00 -0800, you wrote:

Dan Brickley wrote:

> I'm really suprised to be having this discussion over again.
Well maybe that should tell you there is still a real problem. Look, this thing is 
past the point of justifications being important.  Im sure your position is
justified. Rather now this is only a political matter. It relates to what feels right and what feels wrong to a real people out here. Now, personally I don't have any vested interest (ego) in either the WG group or in Dave's group. But it doesn't feel right to me. I don't understand the divisive stubbornness that keeps the WG from just changing the name. But I do see the political magic that would happen if we just changed it. Especially since XRSS is the better name anyway and actually 
names this thing politically correct.

   Heal the Rift
   Start anew
   Change the name!

Seth Russell
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