Manu Sporny wrote: > The argument has been put forth several times during the audio-info > exploratory process that hAtom should be used, directly, for > publishing information related to audio[...] While hAtom /could/ be > used for this purpose, I hope to outline several reasons on why this > is a bad idea[...] > > 2. hAtom has a very strong "syndication" background and is not fit for > describing audio recordings. They are different solutions.
I don't understand this objection. Yes, hAtom is based on Atom, and Atom is a syndication format. But you can use hAtom for many non-syndication purposes. For instance, the basic data in an hAtom entry (id, published/updated date(s), title, author, content) map extremely well onto representing mail, e- or otherwise. An example of such a use is <http://federali.st/>, a marked up form of the Federalist Papers. So the origin of hAtom in a syndication background isn't, as such, a reasonable reason to object to its use in non-syndication contexts. Ted -- Edward O'Connor [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem. _______________________________________________ microformats-new mailing list [email protected] http://microformats.org/mailman/listinfo/microformats-new
