Internecine warfare on RSS

The market for a Web content syndication format is expanding (partly due to the success of weblogs). The developments of RSS alternatives that should clarify RSS ambiguities, consolidate its multiple versions have created a controversy (or “internecine warfare”). One of the possible problem is the fragmentation of format used would slow the adoption of Web logs and syndication by mainstream users.

This story reminds me the words of Donald A. Norman (Design of everday things, The invisible computer), “It doesn’t matter whether of not your technology is superior; it only matters that is being offered is good enough for the purpose”. Well, is RSS good enough for its purpose?

CNet has a coverage of this blog-based soap-opera in the article “battle of the blogs“.