Proposed clarification for RSS 2.0 spec (revised)
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Proposed clarification for RSS 2.0 spec
Proposed clarification for RSS 2.0 spec
06/04/2004 02:12 PMA big reason behind RSS's wide adoption is its simplicity, but the
ambiguity of the RSS 2.0 spec has also led to problems. Case in
point: the RSS 2.0 spec states that "entity-encoded HTML is allowed"
in the <description> element, which has caused more than a
little confusion about how to properly encode < and >. For
example, if a feed does not use entity-encoded HTML,
how should < and > be encoded so that they're not interpreted as
HTML tag brackets by aggregators such as FeedDemon? And if a feed
does contain HTML, how should the tag brackets be
encoded so an aggregator knows to treat it like HTML? As you can
imagine, this ambiguity has led to more than a little hair loss by
developers of aggregators who have had to deal with countless
badly-encoded feeds.
This issue has come to the surface again due to concerns about silent data
loss, resulting in lengthy comment threads (see here and here) featuring the usual suspects.
Behind the scenes, a number of aggregator developers bounced around
ideas for a solving this once and for all, and I'm happy to report
that this has resulted in a proposed
clarification for the RSS 2.0 spec. The proposed clarification
states very clearly that "<description> contains entity-encoded
HTML."
Of course, this won't magically fix every badly-encoded RSS feed,
but it does resolve the ambiguity of the existing spec. It's hoped
that this will lead to less guesswork down the road, especially since
the proposal comes with a set of
examples for properly encoding descriptions.
W3C Receives Proposed WS-Addressing Spec
from Sun, MS
W3C Receives Proposed WS-Addressing Spec
from Sun, MS
08/11/2004 07:10 PMosOpinion Aug 11 2004 10:21PM GMT
ASAP spec proposed for delayed Web
services
ASAP spec proposed for delayed Web
services
06/11/2004 02:47 PMOASIS is working on standard technology to enable Web services to
function in situations in which business process communications have a
delayed response, as opposed to the quick responses normally
associated with Web services, an OASIS official said this week.
some clarification from Mena at Six
Apart
some clarification from Mena at Six
Apart
05/15/2004 07:05 PMaddressed some of these concerns today .. The Movable Type 3.0 FAQ ..
posted a clarification .. this link to an update .. Mena and the
changes .. explanation .. firestorm .. go
over
sixapart.com/log/2004/05/movable_type_30.shtml
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Four degrees of clarification
Four degrees of clarification
08/27/2004 02:13 PMLast week I watched (and I hope you got to see) one of the greatest
comebacks in sports history during the Men's All-Around Gymnastics
competition at the Athens Olympics. American Paul Hamm missed his
dismount so badly on the vault that he endangered the judges when he
landed, flat on his dignity, in front of them. From leading the
competition, he was suddenly thrust into 12th place with only two of
six events left. But later he managed to get the two highest marks
awarded to any athlete in this competition to eke out first place, the
first time in 100 years for an American, by 1/1,000th of a point.
Marvelous!
Re: Insecure IKE Implementations
Clarification
Re: Insecure IKE Implementations
Clarification
12/12/2003 05:29 PMThor Lancelot Simon (Dec 12 2003)
Clarification on the Stealing of
Content!
Clarification on the Stealing of
Content!
03/08/2004 11:16 PMA few of you have sent me e-mails on a post I made yesterday on the
stealing of content. I...
iLife '04 Clarification [Updated]
iLife '04 Clarification [Updated]
01/07/2004 02:19 PM
Seems many have strong feelings about the Apple iLife '04 suite and
the (reportedly) new policy of not providing downloads for iMovie and
iPhoto.
A...
"LinkedList vs. ArrayList clarification"
"LinkedList vs. ArrayList clarification"
02/19/2004 06:44 AMJava LGPL clarification.
Java LGPL clarification.
03/11/2003 09:43 AM
(via
Lance) This quote from
Free Software Foundation lawyer
Eben Moglen seems to
clarify the issue of using an LGPL jar in a non-GPL application (such
as Roller). As long as the jar is LGPL, rather than GPL, you can
include it in your application and then license your application
however you choose. Here is the key quote:
Eben Moglen:
If the author of the other code had chosen to release his JAR under
the Lesser
GPL, your contribution to the combined work could be released under
any license
of your choosing, but by releasing under GPL he or she chose to invoke
the
principle of "share and share alike."
Some conversations at the last RTP bloggers lunch left some doubt in
my mind about LGPL, but the above quote clears it up nicely.
Online job boards need clarification on
EAA regulations
Online job boards need clarification on
EAA regulations
05/27/2004 04:57 AMOnline Recruitment May 27 2004 9:12AM GMT
Google seeks clarification on trademarks
Google seeks clarification on trademarks
12/08/2003 08:09 AMComputer Weekly Dec 8 2003 7:06AM ET
Clarification: Max Factor Heir Story
Clarification: Max Factor Heir Story
01/11/2004 01:33 PMReuters via Wired News Jan 11 2004 12:45PM ET
Clarification: AirWater Stock Scandal
Clarification: AirWater Stock Scandal
07/12/2004 07:39 AMA few months back, when giving free publicity
drawing your attention to the AirWater corporation's fancy-ass
de-humidifiers that extract water from the air, I jokingly (ha ha!)
implied that the company provided me stock to shill their product.
This was, for those of you that happen to be, for instance, Michael
Zwebner, President of the AirWater Corporation, or perhaps an agent of
the SEC, a joke. Which is to say, the only thing I've ever been given
by the AirWater corporation is angry emails written in all caps and
large fonts.
For the record, while we're covering our bases, the editors of The
New York Times' Circuits section have not, to my knowledge, yet
been diagnosed with any form of mental retardation. Nor do I have concrete evidence that the
employees of Gizmondo actually perform sexual acts inside of swine.
Related
A
irWater Extractor [Gizmodo]
U.S. Seeks Military Anthrax
Clarification
U.S. Seeks Military Anthrax
Clarification
12/27/2003 04:09 PMReuters via Wired News Dec 27 2003 3:39PM ET
Microsoft pays EU but asks for
clarification
Microsoft pays EU but asks for
clarification
07/02/2004 09:36 AMSOFTWARE GIANT Microsoft has actually paid the European Union a $605
million anti-trust fine, despite appealing. Microsoft was ordered to
pay the fine and make changes in its operating system to remove media
player and disclose information about its work group server software.
According to an EU spokesperson, a cheque has arrived from the Lair of
the Vole in Redmond. If Microsoft wins its appeal, Steve will get it
back, said the EU.
SSH vs. IKE trust models (was Re:
Insecure IKE Implementations
Clarification)
SSH vs. IKE trust models (was Re:
Insecure IKE Implementations
Clarification)
12/13/2003 03:04 PMThor Lancelot Simon (Dec 12 2003)
Re: SSH vs. IKE trust models (was Re:
Insecure IKE Implementations
Clarification)
Re: SSH vs. IKE trust models (was Re:
Insecure IKE Implementations
Clarification)
12/13/2003 04:07 PMFlorian Weimer (Dec 13 2003)
Six Apart has issued a clarification and
updated the license terms
Six Apart has issued a clarification and
updated the license terms
05/16/2004 07:16 PMMovable Type 3.0 Developer Edition .. clarified ..
updated
sixapart.com/log/2004/05/movable_type_30.shtml#more
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Google seeks legal clarification on
trademarks
Google seeks legal clarification on
trademarks
12/07/2003 07:33 PMGoogle Inc. has asked a US District Court judge to rule that
keyword-based advertisements on the Web search engine do not violate
trademark law. ...
Treasury Releases Technical
Clarification Relating to U.S.-Japan
Income Tax Treaty
Treasury Releases Technical
Clarification Relating to U.S.-Japan
Income Tax Treaty
05/21/2004 08:33 AMU.S. Treasury May 21 2004 12:39PM GMT
"revised downwards as well."
"revised downwards as well."
08/07/2004 03:48 PMRoogle revised!
Roogle revised!
03/13/2003 10:20 AMSeems the Gang over at "Roogle" woke up and smelled the roses before
they were handed a cease and desist...
Get SQL Version (revised)
Get SQL Version (revised)
12/29/2004 01:42 AMRevised ruling on parade
Revised ruling on parade
08/13/2004 07:02 AMLoyal order members involved in a contentious parade can be bussed
past a flashpoint area, the parades body says.
The Seven Capital Sins - Revised!
The Seven Capital Sins - Revised!
03/13/2003 10:25 AM Hey,
It's Not Enough We Die Of Obesity without having to go to Hell
too? Some enlightened Frenchmen are bending the Pope's ear, trying to
spring Gluttony from the
Deadly Sins blacklist. Well,
even clever old
Thomas Aquinas
did his damnedest to narrow the seven buggers down. So: which sins
would
you excuse today's poor sufferers from and which ones
would you
insist on keeping, if any? [
Something tells me
MetaFilter is ideally suited to put in a good word for Sloth
. I wonder why? Speaking of which, NYT reg. is required but you
can read about it here instead. Via Arts and Letters
Daily.]
Top 10 Personal Computers, Revised
Top 10 Personal Computers, Revised
12/06/2003 05:37 PMRevised Documentation: AppleScript for
Mac OS X
Revised Documentation: AppleScript for
Mac OS X
05/28/2004 04:55 PMThis document provides a high-level overview of AppleScript for Mac OS
X, along with pointers to additional documentation. AppleScript is a
scripting language that provides direct control of scriptable
applications and of many parts of the Mac OS. A scriptable application
is one that is capable of responding to AppleScript messages, which
are called Apple events. Scripters can write scripts to automate
operations, while developers can use AppleScript as an aid to rapid
prototyping and automated testing of their scriptable applications.
XML Inclusions candidate recommendation
revised (W3C)
XML Inclusions candidate recommendation
revised (W3C)
09/19/2002 11:46 AMMCI Accepts Revised Verizon Offer
MCI Accepts Revised Verizon Offer
03/29/2005 08:09 PMWeb Host Industry Review Mar 30 2005 12:41AM GMT
Nordic lists of missing revised
Nordic lists of missing revised
01/03/2005 12:29 PMSeveral Nordic countries shorten their lists of missing, but tsunami
death tolls are expected to rise.
BMC Meets Revised First-Quarter
Estimates
BMC Meets Revised First-Quarter
Estimates
07/27/2004 03:01 PMThe software company reports revenues of $326 million for the first
fiscal quarter of 2005.
UN mulls revised Iraq resolution
UN mulls revised Iraq resolution
06/01/2004 07:03 PMThe US and UK present a new draft of a resolution on Iraq with major
concessions over sovereignty.
Comments open; continually revised
Comments open; continually revised
01/03/2005 10:02 PM
The
Ethics of Deep Self-Modification. What will happen when machines
gain the ability to modify their own psychology? Do we have a
responsibility to step in? What happens when we have the ability to
modify
ourselves? Philosopher
Peter Suber has
dedicated himself to issues of self-modification... not just in
psychology, but also in
constitutional
law. Small wonder that this is the guy who invented
Nomic.
His site is littered with great stuff; he now is primarily involved
with the open access movement. Check out his
open access
primer and
blog.
Veritas beats revised targets
Veritas beats revised targets
07/28/2004 08:07 AMHolding steady on forecasts
Revised mental health plan due
Revised mental health plan due
09/07/2004 09:56 PMThe government is making another attempt to introduce new mental
health legislation for England and Wales.
Defined-or Patch for perl-5.8.3 Revised
Defined-or Patch for perl-5.8.3 Revised
02/11/2004 08:22 PMmerijn writes "Shortly after Nicholas released perl-5.8.3 to the
world, I uploaded the defined-or patch to CPAN, as is described in
perl581delta. For 5.8.3, the defined-or patches were uploaded to CPAN
as authors/id/H/HM/HMBRAND/dor-5.8.3.diff, but this ...
Rumor Today: Portales Revised
Rumor Today: Portales Revised
04/09/2004 04:09 PMAppleInsider
claims that Apple is updating the iBook and PowerBook with minimal
changes to the form design.
Security Update 2004-09-07 revised
Security Update 2004-09-07 revised
09/14/2004 03:32 AMApple has released
Security
Update 2004-09-07 version 1.1. If you're confused about the title
of this update given the current date, it's because this is an updated
version of the security update first released last week.
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