A milestone in XML

[Jeffrey Ricker]

Dave,
Why did Netscape feel it necessary to invent RSS rather than use CDF as
Microsoft, DataChannel, PointCast, etc. do? 
What does RSS do that CDF does not? 
Is the difference so drastic that a new format is necessary, or could CDF
be improved instead?

I don't mean for this to sound like a jab. I am genuinely curious to know
your purpose and reasoning.

Jeffrey Ricker
XMLSolutions

At 03:36 PM 5/9/99 -0700, Dave Winer wrote:
>RSS *is* interesting..
>
>http://my.netscape.com/publish/help/quickstart.html
>
>It still needs to carry more info, but it's an excellent start.
>
>Dave
>
>At 03:21 PM 5/9/99 , Don Park wrote:
>>Dave,
>>
>>RSS sounds interesting.  Where can I find more information on it?  A search
>>of Netscape's developer site using "RSS" doesn't find anything.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Don Park
>>Docuverse
>>
>>
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