[OpenID] OpenID 2.0 is final

[Armand du Plessis]

Well done!! Thanks for all the hard work everyone that contributed to
finalizing these specs put it!

On 12/6/07, Johannes Ernst <jernst+openid.net at netmesh.us> wrote:
>
> Seems like nobody actually made the announcement to this list, so I
> might as well because it needs to be made ...
>
> This morning, at Internet Identity Workshop, after the last remaining
> Non-Assertion Agreement was signed, Open ID Authentication 2.0 and
> Attribute Exchange 1.0 were declared final. The website has been
> updated to reflect this.
>
> This is important not just because of new specifications, but because
> it clarifies the so far rather unclear intellectual property / patent
> circumstances of these two specs as well as several previous specs. In
> a nutshell, you can now implement all OpenID and Yadis specifications
> without being afraid that contributors will sue you over patents,
> unless you sue them. (disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer and I'm not giving
> legal advice.)
>
> The details of the IPR have been posted at
>      http://openid.net/foundation/intellectual-property/
>
> Thanks to the editors of the specs, all individuals and companies
> spending substantial time energy on the IPR process, the prodding and
> cajoling, and not insignificant legal fees, the members of the board,
> and the entire community.
>
> It's done! Now on to new great deeds! ;-)
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
> Johannes.
>
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