Welcome to the messy world of standards. There might be a need for an
updated FTE RFC. On the other hand, if the market gives a big yawn,
there is probably no need to update the RFC if no one is using it. On
the third hand, it doesn't hurt to have it updated anyway; there are
lots of RFCs that have barely any implementations. There is probably a
fourth hand consideration as well.
There is no clear delineation point for when an extension should
become an RFC. The IETF plays it by ear. For some protocols, lots of
extensions as RFCs has been a boon; for others, just a bother. We
won't know where the Atom format fits in that range for a few years.
Thanks a lot for that honest answer Paul. Appreciated :)
- Sylvain
