[OpenID board] Why Connect?

[Eran Hammer-Lahav]

I guess if the foundation rejects the proposed charter, we'll get to find out. :-)

EHL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Hardt [mailto:dick.hardt at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 7:24 PM
> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav
> Cc: Allen Tom; Joseph Smarr; OpenID Board (public); openid-
> specs at lists.openid.net
> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] Why Connect?
> 
> 
> On 2010-05-24, at 7:11 PM, Eran Hammer-Lahav wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: openid-specs-bounces at lists.openid.net [mailto:openid-specs-
> >> bounces at lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of Dick Hardt
> >> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:29 PM
> >
> >> Labelling this as OpenID seems to be hijacking the OpenID brand.
> >
> > And this is where you got it all wrong! Labeling this as OpenID is giving the
> OpenID brand once last chance to offer something useful and meaningful
> that developers actually use.
> 
> v.Next will do that.
> 
> >
> > Calling it OAuth Connect would result in hijacking the community. I'm
> clearly willing to do that (though my presence here should indicate my
> interest in saving the OpenID brand). The question is, is this something the
> OpenID community and board wants to risk?
> 
> I am.