Draft OpenID v.Next Discovery working group charter

Dick Hardt dick.hardt at gmail.com
Fri Apr 16 01:59:55 UTC 2010


On 2010-04-15, at 6:56 PM, Paul E. Jones wrote:

> Peter,
> 
>>> It would be better to have folks
>>> working on OpenID engage in the IETF, because that's how stuff gets
>> done.
>> 
>> Paul, what kind of engagement do you have in mind?
> 
> I'm not proposing any engagement, just replying to the comment on liaising 
> with the IETF.  If the OpenID experts find it necessary to do something in the 
> IETF, then I'm suggesting a few folks volunteer to get engaged in the IETF to 
> get the work done.  I would not just send a document and hope something 
> happens :)

Agreed.

wrt. engaging the IETF. Historically, the IETF has not been receptive to OpenID like protocols. The OpenID Foundation was created in order to create an IPR policy for the technology and to facilitate the advancement of the technology. 

-- Dick


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