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Re:RSS: there's nothing better by chiefalchemist on Saturday November 11, 2017 @07:40AM (#15676106)
Yup. RSS is exactly what it say it is. Nothing more. Nothing less. And in that simplicity is a tool that just works. No wresting with authenication. No "oh shit they updated the API." None of that.

Sure RSS has it's limits. But there are plenty of times that's a positive. It's disheartening to see RSS not get the respect and value it deserves.

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Re:RSS: there's nothing better by aiNohY6g on Saturday November 11, 2017 @08:06AM (#15676179)
Couldn't agree more. RSS is just about content. It's up to the feed reader to provide interactions, e.g. w/plugins allowing to ping back authors/original URLs in order to create a kind social network. I don't think such a business logic would have to be implemented in RSS for it to be successful. Separation of concerns rules.
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Re:RSS: there's nothing better by moocowtruck on Saturday November 11, 2017 @08:33AM (#15676295)
DILLY DILLY!
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Re:RSS: there's nothing better by sctb on Saturday November 11, 2017 @09:48PM (#15679402)
Not here, please.
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