[OpenID] Press Release

[Bill Washburn]

Thanks Peter,

Without knowing more precisely what you are referencing, what I would offer
is the clarification that virtually nothing I'm aware of in the Foundation's
statements or the news should be construed as applying to/focusing on
private or proprietary community environments.  This reference to community
adoption and such is, as far as I am aware, entirely about *public
communities* and it is unnecessary to construe it more broadly than that.
Moreover, I believe that is what Dick is saying as well.

cheers,
-bill


On Feb 7, 2008 11:41 AM, Peter Williams <pwilliams at rapattoni.com> wrote:

> The mission statement and the associated journalism came across to me as
> focusing attention (because of the addition of several new Board members
> with this specific focus, the article claims) on ensuring openid adoption
> communities SHOULD NOT BE exploiting the built-in extensibility point of the
> technical protocol. Or, if they do so by themselves (because the protocol
> design infact provides for such), they are not cooperating "appropriately"
> if they define or use extensions without the blessing/ratification of the
> OpenID Foundation.
>
> its a matter of tone - which is what mission statements are all about, of
> course.
>
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>
> Dick expresses that this is not the intention of the Foundation - which I
> 90% believe. However Foundation PRs needs to be more sensitive.
>
> If the Foundation has an intent or even a latent desire to have organized
> realty brings its 1000+, forever-changing AX-style LOCAL namespaces to the
> board for ratification when deploying openid2, it ain't gonna happen.
>
> As a gesture of support by a vertical industry for the Foundation, we
> could perhaps seek re-ratification of what we call our existing "Standard
> Names" namespace, however?
>
>
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