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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Of course, in part
this project becomes possible because of the new ICANN program <a
href="http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm">http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm</a>
aimed at simplifying all formalities necessary to become candidate, which are
objectively examined and accepted as long as they meet all the necessary
conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next phase
(covering the next three months) is to gather a few thinking heads (yours? :) )
and to think through all the possibilities…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>If all possible
obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as soon as January 2009.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>After that, we would
have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the see the first:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- [YourCompanyName].OpenID
– To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.: Plaxo.OpenID)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- [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)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>- [YourProvider].OpenID
– This would create a simple and strong URL, with the OP you trust (e.g.:
My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All news concerning
this project will be presented here, at <a
href="../As_received/www.dotOpenID.org">www.dotOpenID.org</a> (a wiki has been
opened, but at this time there is still very little material on line)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please give us your
opinion, and become a part of this sensational project…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My thanks to you all,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-Snorri<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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