[RSS-DEV] mod_cc for RSS 0.9x

Ben Hammersley ben at benhammersley.com
Thu Aug 15 03:17:07 EDT 2002


Kevin A. Burton wrote:
 > Ben Hammersley <ben at benhammersley.com> writes:
 >
 >
 >>After a long conversation with Dave Winer, we've come to an agreement 
for an
 >>implementation of Creative Commons metadata and mod_cc, within RSS
 >>0.9x. Resolute rdf-haters with stuff to publicdomainatise can now go 
wild.
 >
 > <snip/>
 >
 >  I guess I am confused.  Since RSS 0.9x specs don't support RSS 1.0 
modules do
 >  you intend to release an RSS 0.94 that implements the license element?
 >
 > I guess you could namespace the elements since everything is XML but 
this seems
 > to go against most of the 'logic' behind RSS 0.9x.
 >
 > Kevin
 >

Yes. There is currently a RSS 0.94 in-progress. Discussion has somewhat
stalled as to how it should be formed - some people wanting to add
namespaces, others not, some people pointing out you might as well use
RSS 1.0, others disagreeing - but nevertheless the drafts are out there.
This discussion fizzled out a month or two ago, if you remember, but is
ready for relighting.

The <license> element I suggested yesterday is a proposal for inclusion
within RSS 0.94 should that standard ever a) get off the ground, and b)
retain its namespace virginity. I was not very clear about that. Apologies.

My motivation is entirely a pro-Creative Commons one, rather than a
pro-RSS 0.9x or pro-RSS 1.0. My preference between the madonna and whore
of syndication formats is between me and my angle brackets.

Ben





More information about the cc-metadata mailing list