[OpenID] TR: ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor
Peter Williams
pwilliams at rapattoni.com
Fri Oct 24 14:13:29 UTC 2008
Why would google object? Its core market expansion for adword bidding.
The same "evil" is true for VeriSign too. More domains, more certs (which are per domain-name).
Same is true for Internet founder/research groups - which gets cut of the whole business (a tax that essentially give the US R&D community a long term $$ payoff for making the internet open)
Given the discussion of vanity identifiers (that OpenID delegation leverages and promotes), I'm a bit surprised that there is not MORE VC money and interest in openid services companies yet (like we did at VeriSign with the founding $5.5M, once certs had clearly moved from the tech wars to management services).
Be interesting to know who is pushing Snorri, and giving the 50k. I have some private guesses, given the DNS TLD + OpenID hookup. Still 50k is an irrelevant market move. Even 150k is but a medium size, short term consultancy engagement, for the likes of a PWC, say. But, it's enough to be buying someone like a PWC's analysis reputation- if they make as a +ve recommendation based on a thorough investigation of the issues.
-----Original Message-----
From: general-bounces at openid.net [mailto:general-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf Of Snorri
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 7:00 AM
To: 'Ben Laurie'
Cc: general at openid.net
Subject: Re: [OpenID] TR: ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor
Dear Ben Laurie,
Your link/point of view is probably in the truth,
But many companies and organizations will do it! (.ebay?, .sport...)
I will also defend candidacies for different French cities/regions (.Paris,
.CSC, .BZH,...)
It's seems very important for these communities... and "local identities"
I specify that I'm not initiator of the "dotOpenID Project"!
(but a private sponsor asked me to manage this project)
Thank you for this understanding!
Regards
-Snorri
-----Message d'origine-----
De : Ben Laurie [mailto:benl at google.com]
Envoyé : vendredi 24 octobre 2008 15:23
À : Snorri
Cc : general at openid.net
Objet : Re: [OpenID] TR: ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor
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"
> (75 pages)
>
> http://icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-comments-en.htm
>
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> 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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