[OpenID] Shade's questions - Privacy for Foundation members

[Eran Hammer-Lahav]

I don't share any of your cynicism regarding standards work. Yes, there are many cases where it is driven by nothing more than the desire to dominate a market by some players, but there are many (many) examples where it was really about advancing the general state of technology.

> From: Peter Williams [mailto:pwilliams at rapattoni.com]
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:10 AM
>
> I cannot join (and happily give my $100) because of the IP rules (on
> members no less, vs IP contributors). So I do it indirectly but within
> the rules here, arguably in a useful manner.

First, it is $25. Second, what specific IP rules prevent you from joining? My personal issues with the OpenID foundation IPR policy are that it doesn't secure more rights for the community, which means it will take more power away from those who participate in creating specifications. But it sounds like you feel the current policy has already gone too far. I would be interested to learn what exactly is your issue (please quote specific language from the IPR policy).

EHL