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

Fri Oct 24 14:59:37 UTC 2008

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Today very focused on OpenID.........

-Snorri

-----Message d'origine-----
De : Peter Williams [mailto:pwilliams at rapattoni.com] 
Envoyé : vendredi 24 octobre 2008 16:13
À : Snorri; 'Ben Laurie'
Cc : general at openid.net
Objet : RE: [OpenID] TR: ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor

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
>
>
>
> 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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