Re: Some suggestions for RSS .92

[Aaron Swartz <aswartz@swartzfam.com>]

Mark Ketzler <mketzler@bizslice.com> wrote:

>> Like those asking now for other people to change names, and as you
>> say, I really have no say in this.  This is really between the
>> original stakeholders.
> I couldn't disagree more! I am spending my companies money on an RSS
> implementation. I and many other non-original stakeholders have a lot at
> stake -- money, reputations, jobs ... To say that only the original
> stakeholders matter is upsetting and limits the adoption of RSS. I thought
> this was an open process. The original stakeholders are and always will be
> the founders of this movement. All credit should be given to them for their
> efforts. I would be surprised to here that *they* would want this to be a
> closed process. Am I missing something here?

I believe the comment is only in reference to the name changing decision,
not to the development and direction of RSS. I agree, RSS development should
be an open process. However, use of the RSS name rightfully belongs to those
who created/popularized that name, and so I believe it is right that we
should defer the decision to them.

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