The newly-minted AtomPub protocol spec is RFC 5023; the Atom format/syntax spec is RFC 4287. It's a bit confusing[1], which is why I was careful to give the RFC number. For those who care:
The OpenSocial APIs are taken from GData. Historically, GData is based on RFC 4287 and predates the AtomPub protocol spec. There are efforts underway to sync GData with RFC 5023 without breaking backwards compatibility. Blogger for example uses GData and we've been participating actively in AtomPub interop testing (I'm also the engineering manager for Blogger). Will OpenSocial APIs add RFC 5023 compatibility? I personally don't know; it hasn't been a high priority for OpenSocial yet. If it does happen, it would be done in a backwards compatible way, using a mechanism that would allow clients to opt-in to the new version. What would the benefits of RFC 5023 be? Offhand, perhaps easier discovery via workspace documents, easier syncing via app:edited... thoughts? John [1] Sorry, our bad. On 11/4/07, Marcus Lunzenauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Isn't the AtomPub RFC 5023? > > On Nov 3, 11:40 pm, John Panzer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The OpenSocial data syntax is based on an open standard (Atom, RFC 4287) > > with well defined extension points. OpenSocial data as defined today is > > itself just a compatible extension of the base Atom format, and of > > course there can be others added in. > > > > My personal take is that there shouldn't be any problem in adding > > additional optional fields using the defined Atom extension mechanisms, > > though obviously you can't expect every container to honor them. It > > would be helpful to have a forum for discussing such extensions so that > > no one reinvents the wheel, and I think that would be one good use of > > this mailing list (and the API mailing list of course). > > > > John > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenSocial Container Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/opensocial-container?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
