Re: mod_enclosures proposal

As the lazy developer of two moderately popular RSS-as-XML parser
(XML::RSS and MagpieRSS) I've been trying to follow this conversation,
which is made painful by Yahoo's rather hideous archives, and the fact
that I don't actually care that much about enclosures. (though I'm glad
someone is developing an RSS 1.0 syntax for them) So forgive me if I've
missed a key piece of the conversation.

I think the simple syntax is the way to go.

Again as a parser developer I have to say there is about 1-2% chance of my
implementing code to parse the composite style.

As a long time observer of RSS, I'd say the chances of a significant
fraction of RSS feeds being produced with the composite style is about the
same.  Additionally focusing extensively on it in the documentation is
going to turn people off from the whole project. (which is to say go back
to just doing it the way its built into RSS 2.0)

Is this valid RDF?

<enc:enclosure rdf:resource="http://some/external/file.mp3"
  enc:length="1939570" enc:type="audio/mpeg" />

No one ever seems to use this style, but it has some nice properties.
Gives a URI to hang future metadata off of, but puts all the core data in
one place for us poor luddites still using XML parsers.

I know this proposal is in early stages, but I found the "Crocodile Lord"
document fairly confusing, and I gave up on reading Suzan's proposal when
I saw that it was served with content-type: application/rdf+xml.

Once a syntax is nailed down could we perhaps get a document in the style
of the core modules (e.g. http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/dc/), perhaps
will the all really fancy, new and cool features moved to an appendix so
as to not scare away adopters immediately?

Lastly has anyone check with the Atom community on whether they want a new
syntax/namespace for enclosures?  Seems like their link constructs would
serve admirably as is. (I still wish Kevin's mod_link proposal had taken
off)

Thanks
-kellan

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"...with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell
of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered." - TS

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