Re: Fw: Flames

["Bill Kearney" <wkearney99@hotmail.com>]

--- In syndication@y..., "Dave Winer" <dave@u...> wrote:
> Just to let you guys know that we're breaking some new ground on 
Scripting
> News in covering Central Asia, Europe, and lots of voices that have 
not made
> it into the weblog world yet. I have no idea, after all this time, 
who Bill
> Kearney is, who he works for, what software he creates, etc. I do 
know this,
> some pretty good stuff is flowing through OPML. There's no time to 
fix the
> glitches in the RSS feeds. Doc is also doing important stuff. His 
content is
> best accessed through OPML. The usual tone of this list must take a 
backseat
> to the problems we're dealing with, and the solutions we already 
have in
> place. Now would be a good time for the people who want to do good 
for the
> world to get in the loop. Don't let Kearney -- we don't even know 
who he
> is -- stop this. There's a lot of power in XML, now is NOT the time 
to be
> selfish and keep the old animosities going. If Kearney wants to 
help, start
> by writing some software, or help someone get their ideas on the 
Web.
> Emphatically this is not about anything vs anything -- the content 
is
> available in OPML. Period. There's no flexibility on that at this 
time. Dave

Whoa!  That's an eye opener.

First, this isn't a list about news in Central Asia.  Or any other 
place.  There are countless venues for that.  Taking a backseat is a 
waste of this lists' time and energy. 

The good stuff flowing through OPML is only because UserLand's tools 
use it.  I'm sure it's handy but it would be better to see UserLand's 
tools make more effective use of standard formats already in use.  
Doc and Scoble's misformatting found in their RSS feeds is a direct 
result of how the Manila/RadioUserland software won't create 
compatible feeds.

"Period.  No flexibility"  How many times have we heard THAT from 
Dave?

-Bill Kearney