[OpenID] openid in a non-distributed situation?

[Simon Willison]

On 7/19/07, Eddy Nigg (StartCom Ltd.) <eddy_nigg at startcom.org> wrote:
> First of all I'm sorry for the rant, but I simply couldn't resist...I hope
> nobody got offended!

Absolutely not - I'm always interested in hearing criticisms of
OpenID. I'm sure the same is true for others on this list as well.

> I don't know any of the sites you mentioned below and can't comment on it
> really.

They are all examples of public sites that have chosen to allow OpenID
users from any identity provider to associate their OpenID with an
account on the site and use it to sign in as an alternative to a
username and password. I'm interested to know if you think this is an
unsuitable use for OpenID in its present form - and if you do, what
your reasons are.

Thanks,

Simon