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Did you know he invented RSS, and its the most relevant thing on the web today? You'd never guess. I met Dave a few times back when I was with the tImes thoug

by donohoe 15y ago

Did you know he invented RSS, and its the most relevant thing on the web today? You'd never guess. I met Dave a few times back when I was with the tImes though I doubt he remembers me. He's nice enough in person but he has his own personal reality distortion field. I had to stop following him in Google Reader and Twitter to stay sane.

wyclif 15y ago
That "I invented RSS" line is utter bullshit of the highest order. Ramanathan V. Guha and Dan Libby of Netscape created it back in 1999. Do not pass go, do not drink the Kool-aid.
- wmf 15y ago
  Of course, Netscape's initial version of RSS sucked and didn't get much traction until Winer got involved. The history of RSS isn't a simple thing.
  - wyclif 15y ago
    Except I wasn't talking about traction or the simplicity of history, but the assertion that Winer "invented" RSS, which is patently false.
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    - jacob_riis 15y ago
      Citation?
- joshu 15y ago
  btw Guha prefers to be called Guha...
- BrandonM 15y ago
  I'm pretty sure donohoe was being sarcastic. Maybe someday we'll learn that sarcasm is rarely an insightful addition to a discussion.
  - donohoe 15y ago
    Yes, I was being sarcastic in the first instance. I'm Irish, without sarcasm I'd have nothing.
- guan 15y ago
  Dave Winer would agree with you: November 2010: http://scripting.com/stories/2010/11/11/didYouInventRss.html http://scripting.com/stories/2010/11/11/didYouInventRss.html January 2007: http://scripting.com/scripting2/davewiner/2007/01/02/rssWasntInvented.html http://scripting.com/scripting2/davewiner/2007/01/02/rssWasn... Here’s one characterization by someone else that he seems to approve of: “[RSS] grew out of a good idea in 1997 from the software company Userland that got picked up and melded with one of Netscape's similar ideas.” http://scripting.com/2003/04/14.html#lff229a9a0dde77eb6e47c1ba7712e790 http://scripting.com/2003/04/14.html#lff229a9a0dde77eb6e47c1... While you might still think that Dan Libby deserves more credit than Winer, this is a far cry from claiming that he invented RSS.
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by donohoe 15y ago

wyclif 15y ago

That "I invented RSS" line is utter bullshit of the highest order. Ramanathan V. Guha and Dan Libby of Netscape created it back in 1999. Do not pass go, do not drink the Kool-aid.

wmf 15y ago
Of course, Netscape's initial version of RSS sucked and didn't get much traction until Winer got involved. The history of RSS isn't a simple thing.
- wyclif 15y ago
  Except I wasn't talking about traction or the simplicity of history, but the assertion that Winer "invented" RSS, which is patently false.
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  - jacob_riis 15y ago
    Citation?
joshu 15y ago
btw Guha prefers to be called Guha...
BrandonM 15y ago
I'm pretty sure donohoe was being sarcastic. Maybe someday we'll learn that sarcasm is rarely an insightful addition to a discussion.
- donohoe 15y ago
  Yes, I was being sarcastic in the first instance. I'm Irish, without sarcasm I'd have nothing.
guan 15y ago
Dave Winer would agree with you: November 2010: http://scripting.com/stories/2010/11/11/didYouInventRss.html http://scripting.com/stories/2010/11/11/didYouInventRss.html January 2007: http://scripting.com/scripting2/davewiner/2007/01/02/rssWasntInvented.html http://scripting.com/scripting2/davewiner/2007/01/02/rssWasn... Here’s one characterization by someone else that he seems to approve of: “[RSS] grew out of a good idea in 1997 from the software company Userland that got picked up and melded with one of Netscape's similar ideas.” http://scripting.com/2003/04/14.html#lff229a9a0dde77eb6e47c1ba7712e790 http://scripting.com/2003/04/14.html#lff229a9a0dde77eb6e47c1... While you might still think that Dan Libby deserves more credit than Winer, this is a far cry from claiming that he invented RSS.

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