Look at the format of a podcast RSS feed and you will find the
following tags:
<itunes:explicit></itunes:explicit>
<itunes:author></itunes:author>
<itunes:summary></itunes:summary>
This technology existed before itunes. There is no reason to name tags
this way in any kind of open standard.
Apple created a stylized version of a product that already existed;
Understood the trend of content syndication, exploited it, and
produced a defacto standard, which they now control.
Even the RSS community has a problem with this -- Apple didn't even
consult the RSS community about format standards.
Upon hearing 'podcast', 'ipod' immediatly comes to mind. This is wrong
for any kind of open standard -- this is associative trademark
branding!
This is Apples game -- Apple's habits of branding in public spaces
(renting/buying ALL the advertising space in transportation hubs such
as subways and public transit systems) and virtual spaces is
unethical.
Are there really only a few people here who see a problem with this?
On 7/20/05, Guillaume Grenier <grenier.g@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 20/07/05 10:08, { brad brace } said in living color:
wouldn't simple downloads of mp3s(or oggs) be more
egalitarian than becoming dependent on proprietary ipod
hard/software?
There's nothing proprietary in podcasts.
It's just a RSS 2.0 feed (using an XML file) with a MP3 enclosure.
As for aggregators (the software that checks and downloads new
content),
there are a shitload of them: some free/some not free (in the $
sense), some
developed by companies/developed by a community/developed by just
one guy,
some open-source/some closed, etc. Just choose whatever works best
for you.
Actually, the only proprietary aspect of the whole thing is the MP3.
And of
course, you're not obligated to use this format -- you could use an
Ogg file
or whatever else audio format you see fit to use.
You can then listen to these "podcasts" on whichever device you want.
g.
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