"This document describes a format for storing outlines in XML 1.0 called Outline Processor Markup Language or OPML."
Dave Winer released the draft OPML spec today. He expects a comment period to last up to two months. Several months ago I tried to jump on-board the community effort that was developing this muthah, and I was quickly left behind by the brighter lights who had a sense of where they were going (and - to be fair to myself - they had the time to get there!)
Lisa Williams has been a most active member of this group, writing end user documentation and generally providing feedback every step of the way.
As an observer I’m impressed with the steady progress this group made, the considerate mentoring that Dave provided through feedback on the OPML mail lists, and the fact that they stuck together to bring this tool to the public.
Like RSS 2.0, OPML isn’t magic. It’s a thoughtful application of the foundational toolset that is XML. XML users exist in communities. It was fun watching this one develop.
Like RSS 2.0, "Version 2.0 will be the last version of OPML. Any further development will take place in namespaces, new outline types, per the Extending OPML section of this specification; or in formats derived from OPML with different names."
[Caveat: the quotations above are from the draft that Dave offered for review. Things aren't carved in stone, well... maybe they are carved in SOAPstone. 
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