What is RSS ?

"Really Simple Syndiation", or "Rich Site Summary", is an XML format used for syndicating or sharing content, most commonly News headlines. An RSS file supplies a feed of headlines, links and article summaries to RSS-aware clients, and even other websites.

netbeans.org provides an RSS feed which includes news items, Featured Articles, and the current Newsletters. Point your clients at http://www.netbeans.org/rss-091.xml to see the NetBeans feed.

There are quite a few different RSS formats around. netbeans.org's feed is RSS 0.91, which is a very simple format. Most if not all clients should be able to use this RSS version. If not, or if you'd like us to implement a different version, drop us a line and let us know why, we're open to suggestions!

Useful links

• The netbeans.org RSS feed
  http://www.netbeans.org/rss-091.xml

• A list of RSS Clients
  http://blogspace.com/rss/readers

• XML.com article : What is RSS ?
  http://www.xml.com/pub/a/2002/12/18/dive-into-xml.html

• RSS 0.91 Reference
  http://www.zvon.org/xxl/RSS0.91reference/Output/index.html