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

Dick Hardt dick.hardt at gmail.com
Thu Dec 18 16:47:36 UTC 2008


On 18-Dec-08, at 7:39 AM, Brian Kissel wrote:

> Agreed. Should have said "more" vendor neutral. The tradeoff is  
> between neutrality and ease of use. We've gotten plenty of feedback  
> that typing in a url isn't terribly intuitive to non technical users.
>
> We can just put the text box back up but wanted to make sure we were  
> considering other viable options to address concerns, maximize ux,  
> and save cost.

I strongly believe the Foundation should implement specifications  
approved by the community.

While I agree that there are UX problems with OpenID now -- I don't  
think there is consensus that ID Selector is the correct approach.

... and paying JanRain to modify ID Selector is a non-starter.

-- Dick




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