[OpenID] HTML markup for discovery in OpenId 2.0

[Tony Locke]

Hi, apologies if this has been raised before, but I couldn't see
anything in the archives.

The OpenId 2.0 specification is intended to be backwards compatible.
However in the latest draft (12), the recommended markup for HTML
discovery gives the 'rel' attribute in the 'link' element the values
'openid2.provider openid.server' and 'openid2.local_id
openid.delegate'. In OpenId 1.x the values for 'rel' were simply
'openid.server' and 'openid.delegate'.

So to really be compatible with previous versions, the markup should
be the same as in OpenId 1.x. Can it be changed back to how it was? In
my experience with http://www.own-id.com/ if you stick to the
specification on this, you break compatibility with previous versions.

Come to think of it, I don't see why a link to the server is needed at
all. Can someone explain this to me?

Thanks,

Tony.