Yesterday I provided some examples of OPML files that use the category attribute.
A reminder to people working on OPML apps, I have a beta of a validator that tests against the 2.0 spec.
Here's an example call, the validator being used to check the current OPML file for Scripting News.
Also I've seen some comments recently that say that the spec isn't very good. If you have concerns about the spec, please let me know what they are, now, while errors and omissions can be fixed. Thanks.
Last update: Thursday, June 3, 2010; 4:01:31 PM
~About the Author~
Dave Winer, 55, is a visiting scholar at NYU's Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He pioneered the development of weblogs, syndication (RSS), podcasting, outlining, and web content management software; former contributing editor at Wired Magazine, research fellow at Harvard Law School, entrepreneur, and investor in web media companies. A native New Yorker, he received a Master's in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin, a Bachelor's in Mathematics from Tulane University and currently lives in New York City.
"RSS was born in 1997 out of the confluence of Dave Winer's 'Really Simple Syndication' technology, used to push out blog updates, and Netscape's 'Rich Site Summary', which allowed users to create custom Netscape home pages with regularly updated data flows." - Tim O'Reilly.
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