<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hey Guys, did you make a decision? We need to have the members of the spec council so that we can review the PAPE proposal.<div><br></div><div>-- Dick</div><div><br><div><div>On 10-May-08, at 10:23 AM, Mike Jones wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1"><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; ">Ping…<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mike Jones<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Friday, May 09, 2008 8:49 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Josh Hoyt; Johnny Bufu; David Recordon<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Cc:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:board@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">board@openid.net</a>; Dick Hardt<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>RE: Creating the OpenID specifications council<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Importance:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>High</span></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">The specifications council needs to work on its report *<b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">today</span></b>* since it is due by tomorrow. Please let us know who the other 5 members are ASAP so we can start working on this.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> -- Mike<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net">board-bounces@openid.net</a> [<a href="mailto:board-bounces@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">mailto:board-bounces@openid.net</a>]<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">On Behalf Of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b>Mike Jones<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Tuesday, April 29, 2008 8:54 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Josh Hoyt; Johnny Bufu; David Recordon<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Cc:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:'board@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">'board@openid.net</a>'<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Re: [OpenID board] Creating the OpenID specifications council<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear Josh, Johnny, and David,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">We need you to choose 5 specifications council members in addition to Dick and myself. This is a reminder to talk among yourselves and report back to the board soon. The council will have to make a recommendation on the proposal to create the PAPE working group by May 10<sup>th</sup><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>at the latest, and hopefully before that. Therefore, it’s important that the council be formed soon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "> -- Mike<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" color="#1f497d" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; font-weight: bold; ">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Mike Jones<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Sent:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:42 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">To:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Josh Hoyt; Johnny Bufu; David Recordon<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Cc:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Dick Hardt;<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:board@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">board@openid.net</a><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold; ">Subject:</span></b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Creating the OpenID specifications council<o:p></o:p></span></font></div></div></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Hi Josh, Johnny, and David,<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">The OpenID Foundation process for creating specifications calls for a Specifications Council to review proposed working groups. At least one working group is about to be proposed and so we need to create the specifications council. The process document (at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://openid.net/ipr/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://openid.net/ipr/</a>) states about creation of the specifications council:<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><p class="ClauseLevel1" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><b><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; ">1.8 “Specifications Council</span></font></b>” means a group comprised of: (a) two representatives selected by the Board; and (b) five representatives selected by the Eligible Editors. The Board may select from among the current Board members (or other appropriate persons, as determined by the Board), and the Eligible Editors may select from among themselves (or other appropriate persons, as the Eligible Editors determine).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="ClauseLevel1" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><b><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; ">2 Specifications Council.</span></font></b> The initial Specifications Council, as of the date these Processes are adopted, will be comprised of two persons selected by the Board and five persons selected by the then-current OpenID Authentication 2.0 Specification Editors. The members of the Specifications Council will serve for two year terms (although one of the initial members selected by the Board and two of the initial members selected by the Editors of the OpenID Authentication 2.0 Specification will serve for only a one year term – as selected by consensus of the Specifications Council – so that Specifications Council membership terms may be staggered). There are no “term limits” for Specifications Council membership, and the Board or Eligible Editors, as applicable, may re-select the same persons to serve for more than one term (consecutive or otherwise).<b><span style="font-weight: bold; "><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Today the board chose Dick Hardt and myself as the board’s two representatives. As the “then-current OpenID Authentication 2.0 Specification Editors” I’m writing to ask you to select five additional persons who you believe would be appropriate experts to review and provide feedback on proposed OpenID working groups. Three of those persons may be yourselves if you so choose.<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Can you please discuss this matter among yourselves and then report back to the board soon on your choices for the specifications council members?<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">This is occurring now because I am about to propose the creation of a working group to complete the PAPE specification. Once the proposal is submitted, the specifications<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a name="_Ref175333071">council’s job is:</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; ">4.2 Review.</span></font></b> The Specifications Council will review each proposal within 15 days after receipt and promptly provide notice to<a href="mailto:specs@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">specs@openid.net</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>of its recommendation to either accept or reject it, together with a brief statement of the rationale for its recommendation (including any findings or opinions by the Specifications Council regarding the criteria for rejection in the following clauses (a)-(d). The decision to accept or reject the proposal will then promptly be submitted to a vote of the OIDF membership, in accordance with the voting procedures in §3. If a proposal is rejected, it may be modified and resubmitted. The reasons for rejection will be limited to:<o:p></o:p></div><p class="ClauseLevel3" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.7in; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a name="_Ref185441723"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><span>(a)<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font></b>an incomplete Proposal (i.e., failure to comply with §</a>4.1);<o:p></o:p></p><p class="ClauseLevel3" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.7in; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><b><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><span>(b)<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font></b>a determination that the proposal contravenes the OpenID community’s purpose;<o:p></o:p></p><p class="ClauseLevel3" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.7in; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><b><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><span>(c)<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font></b>a determination that the proposed WG does not have sufficient support to succeed or to deliver proposed deliverables within projected completion dates; or<o:p></o:p></p><p class="ClauseLevel3" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0in; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.7in; font-size: 9pt; font-family: Verdana; "><a name="_Ref185441727"><b><font size="1" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-weight: bold; "><span>(d)<font size="1" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></font></span></span></font></b>a determination that the proposal is likely to cause legal liability for the OIDF or others</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; ">Thanks a lot!<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "> -- Mike<o:p></o:p></span></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri; "><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size: 11pt; "><o:p> </o:p></span></font></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>