Re: [syndication] Total confusion in RSS-Land

["Dave Winer" <dave@userland.com>]

Are you kidding?

Rael and his buddies decided to take control of RSS and never asked ANYONE
how they felt about it, and you think somehow I'm disenfranchising them?

Amazed.

Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken MacLeod" <ken@bitsko.slc.ut.us>
To: <syndication@egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 9:55 AM
Subject: Re: [syndication] Total confusion in RSS-Land


> "Dave Winer" <dave@userland.com> writes:
>
> > Ken, I don't want to work with you, I don't like how you play, and I
> > don't think you "get" this stuff. I want a divorce. How do we split
> > the house and kids and bank accounts? Dave
>
> First, *you* must come to the realization that we all love the kids,
> or at least I do, and you seem to be disinheriting one.
>
> Second, how about a proposal on splitting the house, kids, and bank
> accounts?  Sole custody without visitation is only an option if the
> group chooses to make this a closed list and working group.
>
> What you apparently want is for some people (me included) to not have
> as much input or control over the technical aspects of the spec as you
> or others do.
>
> That being the case, my proposal is that there be an identified
> RSS0.91+ Working Group that guides the improvements of RSS0.91, and I,
> for one, will obligingly not accept any nomination to be in that WG.
> A simple list of people, of which only their vote counts at the end of
> the day, is all that's needed -- no process, no bureaucracy, just
> people.
>
> As such, I, like anybody, will still be able to provide useful input,
> and yet explictly not have any control over whether or not that input
> is used.
>
> It is quite apparent that nearly everyone wants both groups to live
> amicably, and even share ideas where appropriate, and let the market
> decide which format they want to use.
>
> You don't have to "work with me" directly, no one has to like how I
> respond to statements, and all are entitled to their opinion on
> whether or not I "get" this stuff.  At the same time, if people choose
> to continue harassing, FUDing, and making unsubstantiated claims about
> either version of RSS and/or the people involved with them, I reserve
> the right to continue to respond to it, with facts, reason, and as
> much professionalism I can muster following some of the statements.
>
>   -- Ken
>
>
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