[OpenID] Yahoo's "Project Rushmore"

[Brett McDowell]

What are the tangible next steps for a focused requirements development process in OIDF (charter a new spec committee?)... do we need the new IPR Policy approved before we can move forward?

Brett McDowell  |  http://info.brettmcdowell.com  |  http://KantaraInitiative.org

On Dec 2, 2009, at 4:23 PM, David Recordon wrote:

> Fully agreed with Brett minus the Concordia/Kantara aspect. :)
> 
> And yes, Facebook has already been participating in OpenID community
> discussions and how OpenID must evolve.  We're very interested in
> seeing this happen.
> 
> --David
> 
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Brett McDowell <email at brettmcdowell.com> wrote:
>> I think the question isn't about why Yahoo! would implement Facebook Connect (seems obvious... they want to connect with Facebook) but rather does OpenID (or some OpenID+ hybrid profile) an equal or superior option for integrating with Facebook today.  If not, then I'd suggest that's where the focus of this conversation should be.
>> 
>> Only after we can convince ourselves that we have an equal or superior alternative should we turn this into an advocacy/evangelism effort.  For now our goals might be best served by approaching this as a requirements, development, usability and interoperability effort... with Facebook and Yahoo! representatives deeply involved.
>> 
>> Another parallel approach might be to work with the Concordia folks on cross-protocol interoperability/harmonization between OpenID and Facebook Connect.
>> 
>> Brett McDowell  |  http://info.brettmcdowell.com  |  http://KantaraInitiative.org
>> 
>> On Dec 2, 2009, at 1:22 PM, Johannes Ernst wrote:
>> 
>>>> On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:46, Chris Messina wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> we need identity++!
>>> 
>>> I'd call that, naturally, multiple personality disorder. But then, if it is post-incremented, we might have a chance ;-)
>>> 
>>> But seriously, I think I understand the business logic for what has been announced, and that business logic is rather revolutionary.
>>> 
>>> If Yahoo can apply this business logic, many others will follow the same logic leading to FB (a single-vendor solution).
>>> 
>>> The questions are:
>>> 1. why not OpenID? (and other open standards) [methinks: we don't have our act together]
>>> 2. is anybody bothered by that? [methinks: I'm not sure, to be honest]
>>> 3. if enough people are bothered enough about it, what are we going to do about it?
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Johannes.
>>> 
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