[OpenID] Fwd: Updated Front Page Text

[Hans Granqvist]

+1 on the length.

I would also like to challenge the statement that OpenID is "more secure"
than anything, without stating what is measured. (After all, OpenID is a
protocol and not a mechanism, so weak username and password combos are still
possible.)

Hans


On 8/17/07, Marcin Jagodziński <marcin.jagodzinski at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> David,
>
> I'm not a native speaker, but:
>
> 1. Text is too long for me. It should be much shorter (1/3)
>
> 2. There should be one-sentence summary: but not: "OpenID is a way for
> individuals to create identity online and use it anywhere OpenID is
> supported." (average reader will ask "why I should create identity
> online?"). While I know that SSO is just one OpenID service, it's
> something reader can understand easily, so it should be emphasized.
> And the largest websites supporting OpenID should be  present, so that
> reader would see that some webpage known to him actually uses OpenID
>
> 3. We should avoid acronyms "URI, HTTP, SSL" and cryptic names like
> "Diffie-Hellman" in first paragraph.
>
> best regards,
>
> 2007/8/17, Recordon, David <drecordon at verisign.com>:
> > Hey all,
> > Spurred by yet another post
> > (http://miksovsky.blogs.com/flowstate/2007/08/openid-great-id.html) I
> > decided to take some of the text Drummond and Kaliya had written and
> > merge it into the existing front page, rewriting a lot of it all.  Not
> > trying to say this is what it should say, but I think it is better than
> > it was 5 minutes ago.  Comments, suggestions, etc are definitely
> > appreciated and wanted!
> >
> > CC'ing general at openid.net to reinforce that a marketing list now exists.
> > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/marketing
> >
> > --David
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