[OpenID] Re: supporting the open community

[SitG Admin]

>you would normally be expecting Gartner and Burton Group to have 
>been bought and paid for in making opinions against openid, by the 
>likes of folks with the kinds of money of involved in running the 
>Liberty Alliance. But note: even these analysts sit on the fence. 
>That's the brand power of Yahoo (OP) and Google (SP) for you!

Supporting the community through their public involvement. What kind 
of support is there from sites that promise OpenID is coming, and 
then don't follow through on it? I can see a short-term effect, 
fading over time as the site does nothing about it. So, support is 
most consistent if announced when release is imminent?

Or could this lapse in faith be prevented if the company openly 
participated in the community, accepting assistance with their 
development and issuing regular reports on their progress to assure 
everyone that they were moving closer to their goal?

-Shade