Forward Motion!
After years of no updates, the the limitation of XML-RPC strings to ASCII characters has been lifted. This apparently has been a source of significant frustration to XML-RPC users.
Rogers Cadenhead anounces the launch of yet another effort to clean up the RSS specification via a profile. He initially names his effort "Site Syndication Format".
And in a move that I haven't completely groked, Dave apparently welcomes everybody to name their formats RSS 2.0.
Why is all this happening? I have a theory: a little competition is a good thing.
To everyone who has contributed to echo/pie so far: your work is already having an impact. Keep up the good work!