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- Mod_enclosures Proposal
Proposal of enclosures support for RSS 1.0 (as module) and RSS 2.0. [PDF]
- Open Content Syndication Directory Format
Open Content Syndication is an XML format for describing channel listings, including RSS files.
- RSS 0.90
DEPRECATED: A copy of the original Netscape version of the RSS0.90 specification. This is no longer in use, and is here for historical reasons only.
- RSS 0.91
DEPRECATED. Description of RSS current practice. By Dave Winer, UserLand.
- RSS 0.92
DEPRECATED. The Userland specification of RSS0.92 - by Dave Winer, December 25 2000
- RSS 0.93
DEPRECATED. A abandoned upgrade of the Userland specification of RSS0.93 - by Dave Winer, April 20 2001
- RSS 1.0
The latest "Complex RSS" target="_blank" specification. As created by the members of RSS-DEV. It extends RSS with RDF-style metadata, and modules.
- RSS 1.1
Draft of RSS 1.1 standard, a proposed replacement to RSS 1.0.
- RSS 2.0
The latest "Simple RSS" target="_blank" specification - following on from 0.93, and not including RDF
- RSS 2.0 Specification (version 2.0.8)
The current Really Simple Syndication 2.0 specification, published by the RSS Advisory Board.
- rss-dev
The email list for the RSS interest and working groups, discussing the present and future of the RSS format, as well as working on uses and development. Responsible for RSS1.0
- Diveintomark - The Myth of RSS Compatibility
"There are 9 versions of RSS, all of which are incompatible with various other versions." target="_blank" Describes the 9 versions and gives examples of the incompatibility issues. (February 4, 2004)
- RSS 1.0: The New Syndication Format
Background on the RSS 1.0 Spec. By Jonathan Eisenzopf, Web Reference. (August 15, 2000)