Re: [syndication] Re: eXtensible Content Syndication (the next step for OCS)

[burton@relativity.yi.org]

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"Leigh Dodds" <ldodds@ingenta.com> writes:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: burtonator [mailto:burton@relativity.yi.org]
> > Sent: 12 August 2001 23:03
> > To: syndication@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [syndication] Re: eXtensible Content Syndication (the next
> > step for OCS)
> 
> [...]
> 
> > I don't think that RSS is sufficient.  If we took RSS and added
> > about 5 modules then maybe.  At this point it really wouldn't be RSS
> anymore. :)
> 
> So why not propose these as RSS 1.0 modules?
> 
> I'm not sure that I follow the requirements here. Many of the suggested
> formats just look like (more!) RSS variants + some additional features.
> 
> Why not isolate those features and build on what's available?

It is too early to make that decision.

I will post another e-mail with the design/requirements of XCS.  If it turns out
that we need RSS we can still do so.

An official format has *not* been proposed so let's not argue over it :)

Kevin

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