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RSS 2.0 Specification

We anticipate possible 2.0.2 or 2.0.3 versions, etc. only for the purpose of clarifying the specification, not for adding new features to the format. Subsequent work should happen in modules, using namespaces, and in completely new syndication formats, with new names.

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RSS is definitely good enough and growing at a huge rate. There's still hope that the proponents of Atom will see the wisdom of not forking and building compatibly off the RSS base. And there's hope that users will act in their own interest.

So which is it? Did he really mean that others could create "completely new formats, with completely new names," or did he just put that in there thinking no one would ever actually go ahead with it?

Because as far as I can see the proponent of competition is sure trying to squelch it in this case.