XSPF FAQ
Also see XSPF v1 Notes and Errata
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What is XSPF?
XSPF is an XML playlist format. It is different from other formats in a few ways. One, the only free format is SMIL, but SMIL is really not a playlist format, it's an idea for a type of presentation application, and that application is not as simple as what is required by a digital music player. Two, the only other playlist format that the drafters did a really careful job with is SMIL, all the others, like M3U, are so half assed that they have a lot of unfixable bugs. Three, XSPF is very Internet friendly, so playlists can go from one machine to another.
What's the file extension of XSPF files?
.xspf. Only that extension is recommended for interoperability.
What's the media type of XSPF files?
application/xspf+xml, which is supported by Apache's latest releases (1.3.39+ and 2.2.6+).
Are nested playlists possible?
TODO