[OpenID] TR: ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor

[Snorri]

Today, October 24, 2008, ICANN come to update "New gTLD Applicant Guidebook"
(75 pages)

http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-comments-en.htm 

 

The total budget required is $185 000 

 

I would be in Cairo (Egypt) in November for the 33th ICANN Meeting, in
particular to study the interests and possibilities of the dotOpenID
project.

 

If you are interested, thanks to contact me.

 

Regards

 

-Snorri

 

 

 

Dear Everyone,

 

The project was confidential until now, but today we have just received
confirmation of a first sponsorship ($50,000.00). The sponsor has agreed to
participate in the project (as soon as they will have received the
operational file), and it is a good time to announce its existence to the
whole Community.

 

I had already had the pleasure to announce this project and to discuss it
briefly with ICANN managers during the 32nd International Public ICANN
Meeting, held last June in Paris. The first feedback I received was very
enthusiastic. People are excited at the thought of launching a new gTLD:
dotOpenID, ".OpenID."

 

Please understand, this goes way beyond OpenID. It is the introduction of a
new gTLD dedicated to identity, a concept which has everyone concerned. It
has been talked about for several years. To this day, it is still uncertain
under which form it can materialize, be it .openid or .myID, xxxx. to this
day, things are still in flux.

 

Of course, the possibility of using "OpenID" as a new extension of a domain
name opens wonderful prospects and very exciting; the new specifications
(onwards to OpenID3.0?) could for example include that... and the unique
opportunity for cobranding - which would focus a lot of attention on OpenID
- it would be visible right there with the DNS/Domain names, since OpenID
would be an URL.

 

Of course, in part this project becomes possible because of the new ICANN
program http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm aimed at
simplifying all formalities necessary to become candidate, which are
objectively examined and accepted as long as they meet all the necessary
conditions.

This being said, a lot of questions still remain unanswered, for example the
legal-technical angle, the Business Plan or the type of entity which will
manage this new extension.

 

I tend to be in favor of a Non-Profit supporting this project, rather than a
business entity. This would in my view guarantee a more neutral position, in
particular in the absence of the rules I was alluding to earlier. This
Non-Profit, can be OIDF or another Foundation, especially created for this
project. The revenue generated could become an important source of income
for the development of OpenID, of the Open Web, and of digital ID.

 

The next phase (covering the next three months) is to gather a few thinking
heads (yours? :) ) and to think through all the possibilities.

 

If all possible obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as soon as
January 2009.

 

After that, we would have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the see the
first:

 

- [YourCompanyName].OpenID - To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.:
Plaxo.OpenID)

- [YourName].OpenID - To be able to have your own URL, managed by your
favorite OP, while remaining free to change it (e.g.: Snorri.OpenID)

- [YourProvider].OpenID - This would create a simple and strong URL, with
the OP you trust (e.g.: My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...)

 

All news concerning this project will be presented here, at
www.dotOpenID.org (a wiki has been opened, but at this time there is still
very little material on line)

 

Please give us your opinion, and become a part of this sensational project.

 

My thanks to you all,

 

-Snorri

 

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