--- In rss-public@yahoogroups.com, Sam Ruby <rubys@...> wrote:
> Accordingly, I am hereby asking that my name be removed from the draft,
> the profile, and any other documents produced by this advisory board;
> and furthermore not be mentioned in other venues (like weblog postings)
> that draw attention to this work.

I'll remove your name from the Credits section of both documents in
the next draft, but I hope you change your mind before the drafting
process is over. You've been a huge help on both efforts.

There's no intention to ignore portions of the spec that are
"inconvenient." The mission's conservative: Document the same elements
and attributes described in RSS 2.0 (version 2.0.8) using rigorous
language and answer the three big questions for implementers --
enclosures, HTML markup and relative URLs.

If the draft spec is approved by the board, it will be the most
publicly vetted spec in the history of RSS. It also will be the first
subjected to a public process for revisions.

> I'll also note that the proposed draft itself choses to omit the
> RoadMap entirely.

Putting a roadmap in the draft spec asserts authority the RSS Advisory
Board does not have. We're not in a position to tell other people what
they can and can't derive from RSS 2.0, since the only authority we
have comes from the people looking to us for guidance on the format.

The draft spec supports the roadmap, as does every board member with
whom I've discussed the subject.