[OpenID board] board Digest, Vol 21, Issue 16

Fri Sep 26 13:28:01 UTC 2008

Great Snorri,

Thats enormously good news. I'm definitely IN!

Thanks a lot for your ongonig and valuable work.

Regards

Robert

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> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:43:49 +0200
> From: "Snorri" <snorri at snorri.eu>
> Subject: [OpenID board] ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor
> To: <general at openid.net>, <board at openid.net>
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> Dear Everyone,
>
>
>
> The project was confidential until now, but today we have just received
> confirmation of a first sponsorship ($50,000.00). The sponsor has agreed to
> participate in the project (as soon as they will have received the
> operational file), and it is a good time to announce its existence to the
> whole Community.
>
>
>
> I had already had the pleasure to announce this project and to discuss it
> briefly with ICANN managers during the 32nd International Public ICANN
> Meeting, held last June in Paris. The first feedback I received was very
> enthusiastic. People are excited at the thought of launching a new gTLD:
> dotOpenID, ".OpenID."
>
>
>
> Please understand, this goes way beyond OpenID. It is the introduction of a
> new gTLD dedicated to identity, a concept which has everyone concerned. It
> has been talked about for several years. To this day, it is still uncertain
> under which form it can materialize, be it .openid or .myID, xxxx. to this
> day, things are still in flux.
>
>
>
> Of course, the possibility of using "OpenID" as a new extension of a domain
> name opens wonderful prospects and very exciting; the new specifications
> (onwards to OpenID3.0?) could for example include that... and the unique
> opportunity for cobranding - which would focus a lot of attention on OpenID
> - it would be visible right there with the DNS/Domain names, since OpenID
> would be an URL.
>
>
>
> Of course, in part this project becomes possible because of the new ICANN
> program http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm aimed at
> simplifying all formalities necessary to become candidate, which are
> objectively examined and accepted as long as they meet all the necessary
> conditions.
>
> This being said, a lot of questions still remain unanswered, for example the
> legal-technical angle, the Business Plan or the type of entity which will
> manage this new extension.
>
>
>
> I tend to be in favor of a Non-Profit supporting this project, rather than a
> business entity. This would in my view guarantee a more neutral position, in
> particular in the absence of the rules I was alluding to earlier. This
> Non-Profit, can be OIDF or another Foundation, especially created for this
> project. The revenue generated could become an important source of income
> for the development of OpenID, of the Open Web, and of digital ID.
>
>
>
> The next phase (covering the next three months) is to gather a few thinking
> heads (yours? :) ) and to think through all the possibilities.
>
>
>
> If all possible obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as soon as
> January 2009.
>
>
>
> After that, we would have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the see the
> first:
>
>
>
> - [YourCompanyName].OpenID - To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.:
> Plaxo.OpenID)
>
> - [YourName].OpenID - To be able to have your own URL, managed by your
> favorite OP, while remaining free to change it (e.g.: Snorri.OpenID)
>
> - [YourProvider].OpenID - This would create a simple and strong URL, with
> the OP you trust (e.g.: My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...)
>
>
>
> All news concerning this project will be presented here, at
> www.dotOpenID.org (a wiki has been opened, but at this time there is still
> very little material on line)
>
>
>
> Please give us your opinion, and become a part of this sensational project.
>
>
>
> My thanks to you all,
>
>
>
> -Snorri
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:20:03 +0900
> From: Nat <sakimura at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First
> 	Sponsor
> To: "board at openid.net" <board at openid.net>
> Cc: "<board at openid.net>" <board at openid.net>,	"<general at openid.net>"
> 	<general at openid.net>
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> This looks very much like what has been discussed in XRI area.
> Whatever happens, I hope the domain will be associated with a never
> reused unique identifier and public key pair associated with it, and
> all the resolution happens securely.
>
> =nat at TOKYO via iPhone
>
> On 2008/09/26, at 16:43, "Snorri" <snorri at snorri.eu> wrote:
>
>> Dear Everyone,
>>
>>
>>
>> The project was confidential until now, but today we have just
>> received confirmation of a first sponsorship ($50,000.00). The
>> sponsor has agreed to participate in the project (as soon as they
>> will have received the operational file), and it is a good time to
>> announce its existence to the whole Community.
>>
>>
>>
>> I had already had the pleasure to announce this project and to
>> discuss it briefly with ICANN managers during the 32nd International
>> Public ICANN Meeting, held last June in Paris. The first feedback I
>> received was very enthusiastic. People are excited at the thought of
>> launching a new gTLD: dotOpenID, ?.OpenID.?
>>
>>
>>
>> Please understand, this goes way beyond OpenID. It is the
>> introduction of a new gTLD dedicated to identity, a concept which
>> has everyone concerned. It has been talked about for several years?
>> To this day, it is still uncertain under which form it can materiali
>> ze, be it .openid or .myID, xxxx? to this day, things are still in f
>> lux.
>>
>>
>>
>> Of course, the possibility of using ?OpenID? as a new extension
>> of a domain name opens wonderful prospects and very exciting; the ne
>> w specifications (onwards to OpenID3.0?) could for example include t
>> hat??. and the unique opportunity for cobranding ? which would
>> focus a lot of attention on OpenID ? it would be visible right there
>>  with the DNS/Domain names, since OpenID would be an URL.
>>
>>
>>
>> Of course, in part this project becomes possible because of the new
>> ICANN program http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm
>> aimed at simplifying all formalities necessary to become candidate,
>> which are objectively examined and accepted as long as they meet all
>> the necessary conditions.
>>
>> This being said, a lot of questions still remain unanswered, for
>> example the legal-technical angle, the Business Plan or the type of
>> entity which will manage this new extension.
>>
>>
>>
>> I tend to be in favor of a Non-Profit supporting this project,
>> rather than a business entity. This would in my view guarantee a
>> more neutral position, in particular in the absence of the rules I
>> was alluding to earlier. This Non-Profit, can be OIDF or another
>> Foundation, especially created for this project. The revenue
>> generated could become an important source of income for the
>> development of OpenID, of the Open Web, and of digital ID?
>>
>>
>>
>> The next phase (covering the next three months) is to gather a few
>> thinking heads (yours? :) ) and to think through all the
>> possibilities?
>>
>>
>>
>> If all possible obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as
>> soon as January 2009.
>>
>>
>>
>> After that, we would have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the
>> see the first:
>>
>>
>>
>> - [YourCompanyName].OpenID ? To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.:
>> Plaxo.OpenID)
>>
>> - [YourName].OpenID ? To be able to have your own URL, managed by yo
>> ur favorite OP, while remaining free to change it (e.g.: Snorri.Open
>> ID)
>>
>> - [YourProvider].OpenID ? This would create a simple and strong URL,
>>  with the OP you trust (e.g.: My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...)
>>
>>
>>
>> All news concerning this project will be presented here, at   
>> www.dotOpenID.org
>>  (a wiki has been opened, but at this time there is still very
>> little material on line)
>>
>>
>>
>> Please give us your opinion, and become a part of this sensational
>> project?
>>
>>
>>
>> My thanks to you all,
>>
>>
>>
>> -Snorri
>>
>>
>>
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