[OpenID] query regarding OP migration

[SitG Admin]

>All that OpenID is trying to solve is to centralize one's identity 
>to a single place.

I disagree. There is a LOT more that it is trying to solve (and, by 
the way, it has enjoyed a lot more success than you seem to imply - 
but then, your criteria for success seem to lack all this "more", as 
well).

>Babu> Some people even argue that the problem OpenID is trying to 
>solve (eliminating the need for multiple usernames & passwords) 
>itself is not that big an issue. But we are solving it. And we all 
>believe that its good for us going forward and thats what keeps us 
>connected here :).

Eh, speak for yourself. I don't really care about the single-sign-on 
aspect of it, and I'm sure Peter can agree that XRI is another part 
of our connective fabric. There is more to this community and its 
goals than SSO, is what I'm saying, and I object to the implication 
that it is *the* issue keeping us all connected.

>     - data migration across OPs

This is a dangerous line of thought - migrating data "across OP's" 
implies that *the user's OP* holds all this data, and the only 
question is *who* that OP is. This goes directly against the idea of 
a *user* controlling their own data. The user should have primary 
ownership, with OP's only (temporarily) *authorized* to share that 
data *on behalf of* the user. (Or, as I suggested a couple of 
messages back, to share the current decryption keys.)

>Do we have a process/channel in OpenID to propose suggestions to 
>existing framework ?

You may be looking for specs at openid.net?

-Shade