[OpenID board] [OpenID] ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor

[Drummond Reed]

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From: general-bounces at openid.net [mailto:general-bounces at openid.net] On
Behalf Of Andrew Arnott
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 7:22 AM
To: Hans Granqvist
Cc: board at openid.net; general at openid.net
Subject: Re: [OpenID] ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor

 

It's a non-issue when everyone moves to XRIs, which I hope they do.

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 7:02 AM, Hans Granqvist <hans at granqvist.com> wrote:

Wrong end of the URL!

A big problem with OpenID is that it uses ugly URLs as identifiers.
That they start with "http://" and have dots. It's not what TLD they
end with that is a problem.

Anyway, compared to say, ".com", how will creating ".openid" help
improve anything? Looks like a misspelling of "opened". "myid"
isn't much better.

Like Rabbit says, what about ".name" which was created much for
this purpose?


Hans



On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 12:43 AM, 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 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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