[OpenID board] BOARD VOTE: Motion to update Rails plugin and OpenID.net ...

[Scott Kveton]

> PHP version seems to be running fine, why Ruby-on-Rails really? Of course
> getting it fixed is perhaps a good thing too....just wondering, is there a
> high usage/interest in rails?

The membership software for the OIDF is written in Rails.

I can't speak to the usage/interest in Rails as a platform but it
seems to be rather prevalent (like frameworks for PHP, Django for
Python, etc).

- Scott




> On 12/18/2008 04:30 AM, Scott Kveton:
>
> Sorry for the all-caps ... just trying to get folks attention.
>
> RPX was deployed onto the OIDF members page earlier this month and
> there were a few concerns around the use of a non-vendor neutral
> technology for something like foundation voting.  In addition, the
> Ruby plugin for OpenID has not be upgraded to meet the 2.0
> specification needs.  It was agreed to leave RPX in place until the
> end of the election but I'd like to make a motion around fixing the
> plugin and putting the membership software back where it was:
>
> As per the attached proposal I would like the OIDF to engage Refresh
> Media to update the Rails OpenID plugin and then deploy the OpenID
> 2.0-compliant version for the membership system.  Total cost will be
> $1500-$2000 and the patches to the plugin will be submitted back to
> the Ruby community as open source and available for all Rails users.
> This motion will require responses from 7 board members with at least
> 4 +1's (57.1% in favor) from those responses by Wednesday 12/24/2008.
>
> - Scott
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