entry.go

@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@ type Entry struct {
 	Extensions   []*ExtensionElement `xml:",any,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// atom:entry elements MUST contain one or more atom:author elements, unless
-// the atom:entry contains an atom:source element that contains an atom:author
-// element or, in an Atom Feed Document, the atom:feed element contains an
-// atom:author element itself.
 func (e *Entry) checkAuthors() error {
 	if e.Authors == nil {
 		if e.Source.Authors == nil {
@@ -85,9 +81,6 @@ func (e *Entry) Check() error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("content element of entry %v: %v", e.ID.URI, err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		// atom:entry elements that contain no child atom:content element MUST
-		// contain at least one atom:link element with a rel attribute value of
-		// "alternate".
 		if !alternateRelExists(e.Links) {
 			return errors.New("no content element of entry %v and no link element with rel \"alternate\"")
 		}

feed.go

@@ -142,9 +142,6 @@ func (f *Feed) Check() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// atom:feed elements MUST contain one or more atom:author elements, unless
-	// all of the atom:feed element's child atom:entry elements contain at
-	// least one atom:author element.
 	if f.Authors == nil {
 		for _, e := range f.Entries {
 			if err := e.checkAuthors(); err != nil {