On 22 Jul 2000, Ken MacLeod wrote:
> "DJ Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > XML::OCS is a Perl module containing classes to help you read,
> > manipulate and write OCS datasets.
> >
> > OCS (Online Content Syndication) is an XML format that is used to
> > describe syndicated content, in terms of channels and the formats
> > that the channels are available in (e.g. RSS, Scripting News, etc).
> >
> > The module contains XML::OCS, XML::OCS::Channel and XML::OCS::Format
> > classes, which are used in an OO style.
> >
> > More information can be found at
> > http://www.internetalchemy.org/ocs/perl.
>
> DJ, the XML:: namespace should only be used for modules that work with
> XML generically. Modules that just use XML should go in a namespace
> or category more appropriate for what the module is doing.
>
> Section 15, "World Wide Web, HTML, HTTP, CGI, MIME etc (see Text
> Processing)", seems like the right place, but I'm not sure WWW:: would
> be the best namespace either, because this module might not really be
> considered "web specific" either, but it's the closest I see.
>
> Other suggestions?
We should probably start a Syndication::* namespace for OCS, RSS, ICE and
CDF.
Probably could do with some feedback from the [EMAIL PROTECTED] group
though... Andreas or anyone?
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