[OpenID] Q&A: Who gets to vote?

[Dick Hardt]

On 18-Sep-08, at 11:02 AM, Hans Granqvist wrote:

>> As per your comment about implementations -- it is a disservice to  
>> the
>> community to develop multiple libraries for the same platform/
>> language. Efforts are duplicated, code features and quality are lower
>> then they would be if the different groups were to work together --
>> and it is confusing to developers as to which one to use.
>
> Yeah, let's forget all this about "keeping the specifications open and
> compete on implementation" that has driven most of internet  
> innovation.
>
> (Dick, surely you're not serious... right?)

Yes, very serious.

We are talking about open source libraries -- that is what a volunteer  
would work  on.

The competition happens in the implementation of OPs and RPs, and  
anyone that thinks there is a business in a proprietary software  
solution.

-- Dick