[OpenID board] Trademark problem?

[Martin Atkins]

Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) wrote:
> On 12/02/2008 10:42 PM, Dick Hardt:
>> Examples of public:
>>
>> + OIDF is looking for a new ED, a new ED has been hired
>>
>> + OIDF is recruiting additional corp board members, a new corp. board 
>> member has joined (but not to be disclosed until they are ok with it)
>>
> 
> Which is highly disturbing I think, since the community and foundation 
> members are kept out of the cycle completly. By contributing, seeing and 
> participating myself at different open source projects and open 
> standards foundations I must say that others are extremely capable of 
> doing (almost) everything in public and keep the community involved and 
> updated. This includes also organizations probably larger and more 
> complex than OpenID.
> 
> I think you underestimate the usefulness of a community contributing and 
> providing assistance also in relation to the one just touched...
> 

You quoted Dick's two examples of things that are already public. Are 
you referring to the side-note that it's not been disclosed which 
company is joining the board?