Yadis

[Martin Atkins]

Christopher Baus wrote:
>>> (I think we may be getting to the point were a separation is
>>> worthwhile, since there's probably newcomers that are starting to
>>> get confused about the distinction.)
> 
> I, for one, am confused about the distinction.
> 

In summary:

* Yadis is a protocol for discovering what identity-related services are 
available for a given URL.

* OpenID authentication is one such service.

* NetMesh's LID is another such service.

* Other services can be added at any time by anyone, without discussing 
it with the Yadis community. (though of course, such discussion is 
welcomed!)

Thus, the aim of Yadis is to provide a standard way to ask questions 
like "Does this URL support <service X>?" or "What services does this 
URL support?"

The aim of OpenID is to authenticate as a URL-based identity.