Atom 1.0 becomes a standard
Today, after two years of work, Atom has become a proposed standard (becoming a full standard is a formality, but it takes several months). This means for the first time the internet has a stable, well-specified syndication format that anyone can publish in or process without dealing with the problems and politics of RSS. This can only mean good things for Shrook users and syndication users in general.
You can read the full specification here. If you want something to compare it with, the RSS 2.0 specification is here.
(If you scroll to Appendix A, you'll spot my name in the contributors list)
-- Graham, August 17th, 2005 7:18 PM.