[OpenID] experimental namespace for openid.net

[John Bradley]

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On 10-Jul-09, at 5:02 PM, SitG Admin wrote:

>> We should however set some life expectancy for experimental things  
>> otherwise they tend to become permanent.
>
> Lifespan measured in duration or by adoption level?

I think a URI should be removed after 2 years.   They should be able  
to qualify for a specs URI in that time.  Perhaps a one year extension  
after that if the schemas group thinks it is warranted.

Otherwise people will keep the experimental URI and the distinction  
will become meaningless.

>
>> I am however concerned over Google setting themselves up as a  
>> resolver for host-meta documents.
>
> I would be more concerned over this were the proposed URL  
> "experimental.google.com" rather than "experimental.openid.net". As  
> it is I was a little sad to see a major OP being the first to  
> gateway users to itself through openid.net, but it does make sense  
> since major corporations have the most resources to casually lavish  
> upon such ideas. Hopefully we will see others following this example.
>
> -Shade

This is a URI for a XML namespace.  I don't think that in it self  
qualifies as gatewaying users to itself.   Other things in there  
proposal may, but that is a separate issue from the namespace.

John B.