Finally Atom

Atom 1.0

Tim Bray:

It’s cooked and ready to serve. There are a couple of IETF process things to do, but this draft is essentially Atom 1.0. Now would be a good time for implementors to roll up their sleeves and go to work.

New Format Draft

http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-atompub-format-09.txt

Revised milestones

• Done          First Atom feed format Internet Draft
• Done          First Atom editing protocol Internet Draft
• Done          Request Last Call for Atom feed format
• Jun 05         Submit Atom feed format to IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard
• Oct 05         Request Last Call for Atom editing protocol
• Nov 05        Submit Atom editing protocol to IESG for consideration as a Proposed Standard

The Atom Publishing Protocol

New version: draft-ietf-atompub-protocol-04, other doc formats & history etc.

Manila 9.5 to include Atom support

Pre-release announcement on Scott Young's Radio Weblog.

New Atom Format Draft

draft-ietf-atompub-format-07.txt
- and it really does look close to completion.