<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 12:17 PM, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eddy_nigg@startcom.org">eddy_nigg@startcom.org</a>></span> wrote:</div><div class="gmail_quote"><br>
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<div text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff">However my critic is much less that, but rather things which should
have been done which were of importance to StartCom. Initially I think
it was Bill who tried to get some of the things going, but he quit as
the head of the foundation. Trying it after a long wait with Don has
resulted exactly in nothing.<br></div><br></blockquote></div><div><br></div>Eddy, this is simply the way that politics work. If you're able to get a large constituency to support your goals, you're more likely to be successful. Though the strong support of a single board member can be useful, it's certainly not all that's needed to push change through.<div>
<br></div><div>This is both the benefit and risk of relying on community processes, and is not unique to the OpenID Foundation.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope that you consider your experience with the OIDF against other experiences you've had with other similar organizations (if you interact with any) to keep things in perspective. In other words, what one member wants or sees as being important may not resonate with the entire membership and it is therefore upon the board to reflect the wider interests, rather than favoring any one member.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It's certainly a challenging balance to strike, but I hope that when considering your membership, that you don't strictly evaluate the foundation's performance based on the adoption of any particular issue, but take a broader look at the overall work done by the group.<br>
<br></div><div>Chris<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Chris Messina<br>Open Web Advocate<br><br>Website: <a href="http://factoryjoe.com">http://factoryjoe.com</a><br>Blog: <a href="http://factoryjoe.com/blog">http://factoryjoe.com/blog</a><br>
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