[OpenID] schism over cardspace

[Peter Williams]

> These community issues are what are holding up a positive endorsement. I
> cannot ajduge the sufficiency of the methods of meritocracy. I cannot
> see the IP threads, and who is claiming what. I cannot find a reference
> Implementation. And, the spec is entirely devoid of rationale.

[Peter Williams] 

What I didn’t NOT say there .... was ... I like OpenID, speaking personally. It’s a gut feeling.

There are just certain formal exams one has to pass, to meet the bar of wider acceptability. Peter's opinion is irrelevant. But, I knows who's opinion is very relevant and I know how to pass their entrance exams.

OpenIDv2 reminds me of SSLv2. Still some ways to go, but coming along nicely.

For anyone that remembers, I spent 2 years of my life sitting in exactly the email hotseat the openid founders are now sitting in. I know what drivel was thrown at me, on why SSL and PKI would never work to solve the $50 credit card fraud problem. Obviously, it did - judged by the only metric that matters: consumer confidence.