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

[Ben Laurie]

http://www.links.org/?p=386

On Fri, Oct 24, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Snorri <snorri at snorri.eu> wrote:
> Today, October 24, 2008, ICANN come to update "New gTLD Applicant Guidebook"
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> http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-comments-en.htm
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> The total budget required is $185 000
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> 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.
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> If you are interested, thanks to contact me…
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> Regards
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> -Snorri
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> Dear Everyone,
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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…
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> The next phase (covering the next three months) is to gather a few thinking
> heads (yours? :) ) and to think through all the possibilities…
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> If all possible obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as soon as
> January 2009.
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> After that, we would have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the see the
> first:
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> - [YourCompanyName].OpenID – To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.:
> Plaxo.OpenID)
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> - [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)
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> - [YourProvider].OpenID – This would create a simple and strong URL, with
> the OP you trust (e.g.: My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...)
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> 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)
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> Please give us your opinion, and become a part of this sensational project…
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> My thanks to you all,
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> -Snorri
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