I'd rather hang on until we have a clear strawman proposal and to implement. From what I've seen of this discussion, the proposal has a lot going for it. Dan...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 29, 2000 7:28 pm
Hi, ... We do indeed have a strawman proposal from Edd. This poll is to determine rough consensus on the one facet of that proposal that is being bandied ...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 7:49 pm
... OK, I was confused between discussion of finalizing the strawman pre-poll, and having a poll on the strawman. Right now we don't _quite_ have a clear...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:09 pm
Now that we have procedures, I think it might be time to use them. Just here to drop a friendly reminder that there's still work to be done. ;-) ... Is it time...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:09 pm
In previous messages, Edd has asked why we attempt backwards compatibility with RSS 0.9. I too have wondered the same thing, and whether our backwards ...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:09 pm
DanBri has mentioned once before that using files like robots.txt is a mistake and that LINK REL-like bootstrapping systems are much better. I completely...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:48 pm
Howdy, ... The issue here is that folks who want to adopt 1.0p also want their content picked up by those who only support 0.9. Dropping backward...
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Eric van der Vlist
vdv@...
Sep 29, 2000 8:56 pm
... I'd like to nominate Rael as the perfect choice for our first chair then. He has been pulling the whole project from the beginning and -if he accepts this...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:00 pm
... Personally, I don't think this is as big a problem as it seems. Many of the RSS aggregators are written on modules like XML::RSS, which are being updated,...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:03 pm
... If I could, I'd second this nomination. (But I don't think I'm allowed to, since I'm not a WG member.) ... Thank you, l'shana tova! -- Aaron Swartz...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:06 pm
... Enthusiastically seconded! Rael's done a storming job to date, and has been informally chairing the 1.0 discussions very effectively already :-) --danbri...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:14 pm
Howdy, ... Toda raba! I've really enjoyed chair-ish-ing this process and working with such a wonderful group of contributors. I'm excited about what we can ...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:23 pm
... There's not a lot to know really. What little conventions exist are in the HTML 4+ specs somewhere. Everything else is made up. ...
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Eric van der Vlist
vdv@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:26 pm
Fine. As my proposal is accepted by Rael [1] and seconded by Dan [2], I guess we just need to wait for a couple of days to see if there are any other ...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:28 pm
... Well, as has already been mentioned[1], Dave Winer is certainly worth inviting for everything he's done for RSS (too numerous to mention here). Personally,...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:38 pm
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Dan Brickley wrote: [everything except the point he originally intended] I wanted to mention an idea I've sat on for a few months, but...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:38 pm
... Seconded! (whoever he is... ;-) dan...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:39 pm
... So, do you think it would be proper for us to (suggest? recommend?) the use of LINK REL="rss" or LINK RSS="rss1.0p" to refer to RSS files? ... What...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:41 pm
And thirded, and fourthded, mind you! ... Rael Dornfest rael@... Maven http://www.oreillynet.com/~rael The...
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Eric van der Vlist
vdv@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:48 pm
This seems like a tremendous idea and certainly something to try. I am not familiar with the management of a usenet group either, but this would probably...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:51 pm
Howdy, I'd like to whole-heartedly second Ken MacLeod's nomination for WG member. Ken, do you accept? Rael...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:53 pm
Howdy, A few suggestions/notes on nominations and nomination process... * I'd like to remind folks that "[WG members] are nominated and voted in by the current...
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Aaron Swartz
aswartz@...
Sep 29, 2000 9:54 pm
... I think this would be rather cool. So how would it work? People'd post XML files to the newsgroup? Count me on the bandwagon! -- Aaron Swartz...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 10:02 pm
... Not sure enough of the rules/conventions, but seems a good approach to me. Would be nicer if it allowed a URI. Maybe the notion of an an HTML profile, see...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 29, 2000 10:02 pm
... thanks. I've heard that in America, startups get mega-$$$ for this sort of idea... ;-) <ducks-and-grins/> ... Perhaps. I was thinking more of it as a...
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Jeff Barr
jeff@...
Sep 30, 2000 6:05 pm
Thanks for the compliment, Aaron. I guess I've been nominated! Jeff; Jeff Barr - Home: 425-836-5624 mailto:jeff@... http://www.vertexdev.com/~jeff ...
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Ken MacLeod
ken@...
Sep 30, 2000 6:40 pm
... Yes. -- Ken...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 30, 2000 6:58 pm
Wonderful! I'll establish a WG vote for you on Tuesday. Rael ... Rael Dornfest rael@... Maven...
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Rael Dornfest
rael@...
Sep 30, 2000 7:02 pm
A WG vote for Aaron's WG membership will be held on Tuesday 2000-10-03. Rael ... Rael Dornfest rael@... Maven...
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Dan Brickley
daniel.brickley@...
Sep 30, 2000 8:03 pm
... People and/or machines. Writing and reading. BTW I realise there are some sensitivities surrounding mechanical posting to Usenet, but that's the basic...
