More on Barriers to Interoperability

From my dWorks blog:

Sam Ruby: Undecipherable Specification Error:

Admittedly, this is just three data points, but I really don’t like the trend I’m seeing.

Indeed, the problem is not limited to the syndication space. Frankly, I don't see this as a trend, but (unfortunately) as business as usual. However, that doesn't make it right.

Tom Glover has been posting on the topic of Barriers to Interoperability and I think that much of the substance of Sam's post, and many of the comments that ensue, is a classic exemplar of some of Tom's points.

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