For comparison, some RSS0.91 data, some scriptingNews data, and a CDF example.
mailto:daniel.brickley@bristol.ac.uk 





RSS0.91 example data, from http://backend.userland.com/rss091
-> http://static.userland.com/gems/backend/sampleRss.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="0.91">
	<channel>
		<title>WriteTheWeb</title> 
		<link>http://writetheweb.com</link> 
		<description>News for web users that write back</description> 
		<language>en-us</language> 
		<copyright>Copyright 2000, WriteTheWeb team.</copyright> 
		<managingEditor>editor@writetheweb.com</managingEditor> 
		<webMaster>webmaster@writetheweb.com</webMaster> 
		<image>
			<title>WriteTheWeb</title> 
			<url>http://writetheweb.com/images/mynetscape88.gif</url> 
			<link>http://writetheweb.com</link> 
			<width>88</width> 
			<height>31</height> 
			<description>News for web users that write back</description> 
			</image>
		<item>
			<title>Giving the world a pluggable Gnutella</title> 
			<link>http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=24</link> 
			<description>WorldOS is a framework on which to
			build programs that work like Freenet or Gnutella -allowing distributed
			applications using peer-to-peer routing.</description> 
			</item>
		<item>
			<title>Syndication discussions hot up</title> 

<link>http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=23</link> 
			<description>After a period of dormancy, the
			Syndication mailing list has become active again, with contributions from
			leaders in traditional media and Web syndication.</description> 
			</item>
		<item>
			<title>Personal web server integrates file sharing and messaging</title> 
			<link>http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=22</link> 
			<description>The Magi Project is an innovative
			project to create a combined personal web server and messaging system that
			enables the sharing and synchronization of information across desktop,
			laptop and palmtop devices.</description> 
			</item>
		<item>
			<title>Syndication and Metadata</title> 
			<link>http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=21</link> 
			<description>RSS is probably the best known
			metadata format around. RDF is probably one of the least understood. In
			this essay, published on my O'Reilly Network weblog, I argue that the next
			generation of RSS should be based on RDF.</description> 
			</item>
		<item>
			<title>UK bloggers get organised</title> 
			<link>http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=20</link> 
			<description>Looks like the weblogs scene is
			gathering pace beyond the shores of the US. There's now a UK-specific page
			on weblogs.com, and a mailing list at egroups.</description> 
			</item>
			<item>
			<title>Yournamehere.com more important than anything</title> 
			<link>http://writetheweb.com/read.php?item=19</link> 
			<description>Whatever you're publishing on the web, your site name is the most valuable asset you have, according to
			Carl Steadman.</description> 
			</item>
		</channel>
	</rss>



Example scriptingNews data, from http://scriptingnews.userland.com/xml/scriptingnews2.xml
See http://davenet.userland.com/1997/12/15/scriptingNewsInXML
Mon, Dec 15, 1997; by Dave Winer. 

Deferencing that URL Sept 2000 gives:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<scriptingNews>
	<header>
		<copyright>Copyright 1997-2000 UserLand Software, Inc.</copyright>
		<scriptingNewsVersion>2.0b1</scriptingNewsVersion>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2000 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
		<lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2000 18:51:13 GMT</lastBuildDate>
		<docs>http://my.userland.com/stories/storyReader$11</docs>
		<channelDescription>Dave Winer's weblog, covering scripting, communications, our galaxy.</channelDescription>
		<channelLink>http://scriptingnews.userland.com/</channelLink>
		<channelTitle>Scripting News</channelTitle>
		<imageLink>http://scriptingnews.userland.com/</imageLink>
		<imageTitle>scriptingNews</imageTitle>
		<imageUrl>http://scriptingnews.userland.com/picture$29</imageUrl>
		<imageHeight>36</imageHeight>
		<imageWidth>74</imageWidth>
		<imageCaption></imageCaption>
		<managingEditor>dave@userland.com (Dave Winer)</managingEditor>
		<webmaster>dave@userland.com (Dave Winer)</webmaster>
		<language>en-US</language>
		<skipHours></skipHours>
		<skipDays></skipDays>
		</header>

	<item>
		<text>Over the weekend Jeff Barr, the author of Headline Viewer, said it really clearly. RSS is Really Simple Syndication. He's done so much to popularize RSS. He's worked with users on both ends. If RSS weren't so simple, it wouldn't be so popular. </t
 ext>
		<link>
			<url>http://www.egroups.com/message/rss-dev/412</url>
			<linetext>Jeff Barr</linetext>
			</link>
		<link>
			<url>http://www.headlineviewer.com/</url>
			<linetext>Headline Viewer</linetext>
			</link>
		</item>
	<item>
		<text>Lance is back at work weblogging on the WorldLink site.</text>
		<link>
   		        <url>http://www.worldlink.co.uk/</url>
 			<linetext>Lance</linetext>
			</link>
		</item>
		<!-- snipped more item elements, dan b -->
	</scriptingNews>





Example chunk of CDF data from the submission at 
http://www.w3.org/TR/NOTE-CDFsubmit.html
Submitted to W3C on 09 March 1997, 
Castedo Ellerman, Microsoft.


<!DOCTYPE Channel SYSTEM "http://www.w3c.org/Channel.dtd" > 
<Channel HREF="http://www.foosports.com/foosports.cdf" IsClonable=YES >
    <IntroUrl VALUE="http://www.foosports.com/channel-setup.html" />
    <LastMod VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
    <Title VALUE="FooSports" />
    <Abstract VALUE="The latest in sports and atheletics from  FooSports" />
    <Author VALUE="FooSports" />

    <Schedule>
      <EndDate VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
      <IntervalTime DAY=1 />
      <EarliestTime HOUR=12 />
      <LatestTime HOUR=18 />
    </Schedule>

    <Logo HREF="http://www.foosports.com/images/logo.gif" Type="REGULAR" />
    <Item HREF="http://www.foosports.com/articles/a1.html"  >
       <LastMod VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
       <Title VALUE="How to get the most out of your mountain bike" />
       <Abstract VALUE="20 tips on how to work your mountain-bike to the bone and come out on top." />
       <Author VALUE="FooSports" />
    </Item>

    <Channel IsClonable=NO >
        <LastMod VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
        <Title VALUE="FooSports News" />
        <Abstract VALUE="Up-to-date daily sports news from FooSports" />
        <Author VALUE="FooSports" />

        <Logo HREF="http://www.foosports.com/images/newslogo.gif" Type="REGULAR" />
        <Logo HREF="http://www.foosports.com/images/newslogowide.gif" Type="WIDE" />
        <Item HREF="http://www.foosports.com/articles/news1.html" >
            <LastMod VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
            <Title VALUE="Michael Jordan does it again!" />
            <Abstract VALUE="Led by Michael Jordan in scoring, the Chicago Bulls make it to the playoffs again!" />
            <Author VALUE="FooSports" />
        </Item>
        <Item HREF="http://www.foosports.com/articles/news2.html" />
            <LastMod VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
            <Title VALUE="Islanders winning streak ends" />
            <Abstract VALUE="The New York islanders' 10-game winning streak ended with a disappointing loss to the Rangers" />
            <Author VALUE="FooSports" />
        </Item>
    </Channel>

    <Item HREF="http://www.foosports.com/animations/scrnsvr.html" />
       <Usage VALUE="ScreenSaver"></Usage>
    </Item>
    <Item HREF="http://www.foosports.com/ticker.html" />
       <Title VALUE="FooSports News Ticker" />
       <Abstract VALUE="The latest sports headlines from FooSports" />
       <Author VALUE="FooSports" />
       <LastMod VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
   <!-- This is an example of how Usage can be used for client enhancements -->
       <Usage VALUE="DesktopComponent">
         <Width VALUE=400 />
         <Height VALUE=80 />
       </Usage>
       <Schedule>
          <StartDate VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
          <EndDate VALUE="1994.11.05T08:15-0500" />
          <IntervalTime DAY=1 />
          <EarliestTime HOUR=12 />
          <LatestTime HOUR=18 />
       </Schedule>
    </Item>
</Channel>