A spec needs living people attached to it
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It's a living, breathing spec, it with with people attached to it.
Episode 67: Satoshi stocking stuffer everybody there you go. The last meeting of the (approx., from transcript intro) 01:12:07 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Open standards work draws XKCD jokes and 'you could have used Atom, Media RSS or Dublin Core'. Dave's reply: nobody knows who controls those namespaces or how to extend them. The podcast namespace is an open, modern group on GitHub where anyone can petition for a change and get replies. It's a living spec with people attached.
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Episode 67: Satoshi stocking stuffer everybody there you go. The last meeting of the (approx., from transcript intro) 01:10:50 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
The problem with those things, though, is that nobody knows who's in control of it. There's no working group that anybody can put their hands on or email.
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