In [_Introducing rss.chat_](https://daveverse.org/2026/07/10/), Dave Winer describes a social writing system built from RSS feeds, OPML, Markdown, SQL, WebSockets, and other established parts of the web.

> “Its job is to give users choice. Remember, every part is replaceable.”

What I find exciting is that rss.chat does not require inventing a new protocol or trapping another community inside a proprietary platform.

Each person has a feed. The community has a feed. OPML describes who belongs to it. Other developers can build different readers, writing tools, servers, or interfaces around the same underlying formats.

That is the part of the open web I still find inspiring. A format does not need to be new to create something new. Sometimes the most interesting work comes from combining simple, durable pieces in a way that gives people more control over where they publish and how they participate.

Read the full article: [_Introducing rss.chat_ by Dave Winer](https://daveverse.org/2026/07/10/)

In <a href="https://daveverse.org/2026/07/10/">Introducing rss.chat</a>, Dave Winer describes a social writing system built from RSS feeds, OPML, Markdown, SQL, WebSockets, and other established parts of the web.
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“Its job is to give users choice. Remember, every part is replaceable.”
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What I find exciting is that rss.chat does not require inventing a new protocol or trapping another community inside a proprietary platform.
Each person has a feed. The community has a feed. OPML describes who belongs to it. Other developers can build different readers, writing tools, servers, or interfaces around the same underlying formats.
That is the part of the open web I still find inspiring. A format does not need to be new to create something new. Sometimes the most interesting work comes from combining simple, durable pieces in a way that gives people more control over where they publish and how they participate.
Read the full article: <a href="https://daveverse.org/2026/07/10/">Introducing rss.chat by Dave Winer</a>

In [_Introducing rss.chat_](https://daveverse.org/2026/07/10/), Dave Winer describes a social writing system built from RSS feeds, OPML, Markdown, SQL, WebSockets, and other established parts of the web.

, Dave Winer describes a social writing system built from RSS feeds, OPML, Markdown, SQL, WebSockets, and other established parts of the web.

“Its job is to give users choice. Remember, every part is replaceable.”

What I find exciting is that rss.chat does not require inventing a new protocol or trapping another community inside a proprietary platform.

Each person has a feed. The community has a feed. OPML describes who belongs to it. Other developers can build different readers, writing tools, servers, or interfaces around the same underlying formats.

That is the part of the open web I still find inspiring. A format does not need to be new to create something new. Sometimes the most interesting work comes from combining simple, durable pieces in a way that gives people more control over where they publish and how they participate.

Read the full article: [_Introducing rss.chat_ by Dave Winer](https://daveverse.org/2026/07/10/)

A format does not need to be new to create something new—rss.chat combines durable open pieces so people keep control of where they publish.