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@andy @anildash I think this is actually why you want to build a new version or scheme from ground up so everyone is on the same level. It’s sort of like, what’s the point of adding something like this if readers don’t support it?

Anil Dash

@ernie @andy I think the technical way of talking about this would be a define profile of Atom that you specifically want clients to support. And then the trick is figuring out the incentives nad rewards for everyone embracing that subset of the format. (This is how OpenID evolved into being useful.)