Re: [rss-public] Re: Purpose of the RSS Advisory Board?
Randy Morin wrote:
> One hour before Nick posed his question, I said on this list.
>
> But further, the statement "RSS documents that
> conform to this specification also conform to its predecessor. No
> changes have been introduced to the format." is likely impossible to
> respect. I would suggest removing it.
>
> The situation was being addressed before Nick even posed the question.
> There's no dodging here.
You know as well as I do that that's not the question I am referring to.
Hi folks, I was about to email this to one of the Board members, but I figured I'd post here instead since other people may have the same questions. I just...
... The purpose of the proposed specification is to document the Really Simple Syndication format as it exists today, not make changes to the format. The goal...
... the format. I wonder if that goal is attainable. I would suggest any new text will be perceived by somebody as a change. Clarifying that item title is ...
... Possibly. But if that's a change, what was the rule before the change? If something's unclear or underspecified, I think there's a lot of room for...
I suspect most will say escaped HTML. Each clarification we make is unfortunately going to be interpreted as a change by someone. The difference between...
... My guess is that if you ask most people, the only answer you are going to get is something along the lines of "my template looks like this; I don't...
One hour before Nick posed his question, I said on this list. But further, the statement "RSS documents that conform to this specification also conform to its...
... I'm not going to speak on behalf of Andrew, Brent, Dave or Jon about the discussions we had prior to the recruitment of new advisory board members and the...
... <snip /> ... <snip /> ... And what may I ask would be wrong with revising the specification to "fix" that which is dysfunctional? Usage of date-time values...
... referring to. ... I disagree. I find this process to be roughly the same, and about as open as an IETF Working Group. It's just that there are different ...
I appreciate everyone's responses here, but I'm afraid I'm still confused. Randy, you state that "the purpose of the proposed specification is to document the...
Nick, Any clarification will be viewed as a change by some. As Sam points out, clarification=change. We can't really avoid that. That's why I proposed we...
... The answer depends on how you feel about resolving the unknowable question of whether RSS, as specified in RSS 2.0.1-rv-6, allows HTML markup in elements...
Well, let me just reiterate that if the board intends solely to clarify the spec, I'll toss roses your way. Unresolved issues such as whether markup is...
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