[OpenID board] Fw: OpenID Foundation

Wed May 9 18:29:23 UTC 2007

Thanks, Bill. I for one am ready to move forward.

=Drummond 

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From: board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf
Of Bill Washburn
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 10:50 AM
To: OpenID Board
Cc: David Connell
Subject: [OpenID board] Fw: OpenID Foundation

Dear all,

David Connell at AterWynne is ready to submit the Articles of Incorporation
as soon as we approve them.  Hopefully that can happen on tomorrow's call.
If there are any sticking points you see, please identify them now so that
we can attempt to resolve them without undue delay.

cheers,
-bill

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: David Connell <ldc at aterwynne.com>
To: Bill Washburn <billhwashburn at yahoo.com>; Scott Blackmer
<sblackmer at blackmerlaw.com>
Cc: Ernie Bootsma <egb at aterwynne.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 9, 2007 9:31:28 AM
Subject: RE: OpenID Foundation

Bill,

Articles of Incorporation are attached for review by you and the board. Once
approved we will file the articles with the State of Oregon. Thanks, Dave

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From: Bill Washburn [mailto:billhwashburn at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 8:24 AM
To: David Connell; Scott Blackmer
Cc: Ernie Bootsma
Subject: Re: OpenID Foundation

Thanks David,

A and B both work for me.  I'm very happy to use them...

I think a general sense of OpenID is well understood within the community.
Outside the community it's entirely opaque.  I imagine we can find an
improved or expanded definition of OpenID to be more understandable to the
general public.

thanks again,
-bill

----- Original Message ----
From: David Connell <ldc at aterwynne.com>
To: Bill Washburn <billhwashburn at yahoo.com>; scott at janrain.com
Cc: Ernie Bootsma <egb at aterwynne.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 3:59:51 PM
Subject: RE: OpenID Foundation

Bill,

I would like to work toward something that refers to a public benefit. For
example, see the purposes of Mozilla, Apache and The Linux Kernel
Organization:

Mozilla - ".promote development of, public access to, and adoption of the
open source Mozilla web browsing and Internet application software." 

Apache - "., including the creation and maintenance of "open source"
software distributed by the corporation to the public at no charge."

LKO - "The specific purposes of this Corporation are to provide equal and
widespread access to the Linux operating system to the public and open
source developers, educators and researchers, to enable communication in the
area of Linux operating system development, education, and research, and to
stimulate the development of a free exchange of information about the Linux
operating system."

What about something like the following?

The specific purposes of the corporation include the following:

(a) To foster and promote the development of, public access to, and adoption
of OpenID as a framework for user-centric identity on the Internet; and

(b) To acquire, create, hold, and manage intellectual property related to
OpenID and provide equal access to such intellectual property to the OpenID
community and public at no charge.

Also, is there any question or debate about what constitutes OpenID in a
general sense?  If so, we should try to generally define it.

Thanks, Dave

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From: Bill Washburn [mailto:billhwashburn at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 3:05 PM
To: David Connell; scott at janrain.com
Cc: Ernie Bootsma
Subject: Re: OpenID Foundation

Hi David--

Thanks for a very good and expeditious conversation.  I really appreciate it
very much.  As promised, here is the statement of purposes I mentioned to
you.

. 

Purposes OIDF - Support OpenID: 

Facilitates Specificationss Development  within the  greater OpenID
community 

Manage OpenID IPR at the behest of the broad OpenID community 

Facilitate effective communication and cooperation within the OpenID public
commons

Promote adoption and use of OpenID by: 

    * All Individuals using the

cheers,
-bill

    * All Identity Providers 

    * All Websites 

----- Original Message ----
From: David Connell <ldc at aterwynne.com>
To: Bill Washburn <billhwashburn at yahoo.com>; scott at janrain.com
Cc: Ernie Bootsma <egb at aterwynne.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2007 12:00:39 PM
Subject: RE: OpenID Foundation

Bill,

I am available between 2 and 5 pst today--what works for you?

With respect to written consents, fax and pdf are fine. The statute also
permits "electronic signatures." Let's discuss further on the call. 

Thanks, Dave

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From: Bill Washburn [mailto:billhwashburn at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 10:26 AM
To: David Connell; scott at janrain.com
Cc: Ernie Bootsma
Subject: Re: OpenID Foundation

Hi David--

What is a good time for you and I to talk today?

Regarding the Unanimous Consent statement: by what mechanisms can signatures
be accepted?  We have board members is Washington, Oregon, California,
Canada, and the U.K.

cheers,
-bill

----- Original Message ----
From: David Connell <ldc at aterwynne.com>
To: Bill Washburn <billhwashburn at yahoo.com>; scott at janrain.com
Cc: Ernie Bootsma <egb at aterwynne.com>
Sent: Monday, May 7, 2007 4:41:25 PM
Subject: OpenID Foundation

Bill and Scott,

Attached for your review are Articles, Bylaws and an organizational consent
for OpenID Foundation.  I tried to keep the bylaws as simple and flexible as
possible while also incorporating the terms you previously outlined.  I
would like to discuss the purposes before this goes to a larger group; we
have some concerns about the second sentence. Also, please help us in
defining OpenID.  

In your dues schedule, how do you intend to categorize governmental
organizations, which would likely have a lot of employees?

I am traveling Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning, but otherwise
generally around. Thanks, Dave

L. David Connell 
Ater Wynne LLP 
222 SW Columbia, Suite 1800 
Portland, Oregon 97229 
direct 503.226.8605 
fax 503.226.0079 
ldc at aterwynne.com 

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