This boiler plate is meaningless. Why would a regular
aggregator user see it or even care?
I tend to agree.
I was hoping that this group could come to an easy consensus about this
(after all, it's pretty clear in the I-Ds), work with the vendors
present to make sure that any products or services are appropriate, and
reach out to vendors who aren't participating in this group to do the
same.
The high points, in my mind, would be:
- do not ship Atom support in "final" products; use clearly marked
vehicles like "alpha" "beta" or "experimental."
- likewise, clearly mark use of "Atom" in links, marketing and other
documentation as "experimental"
- support mature alternatives (e.g., RSS) at least until Atom is final
- have an acceptable transition plan that forces upgrade (e.g.,
time-expired betas, removing old feeds)
The last one is especially important, because many larger, mass-market
products and services will be reluctant to "break" people who are
depending on the previous behaviour. If they're not willing to do that,
they shouldn't be using Atom right now.