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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>My candidacy has nothing to do with Yahoo!.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>EHL<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> general-bounces@openid.net
[mailto:general-bounces@openid.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Dick Hardt<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:21 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> david@sixapart.com<br>
<b>Cc:</b> general@openid.net List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OpenID] This is not a company election<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>+1<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Brian: I think it behooves the community for you to clarify
if you are running as an individual representing your interest in OpenID, or if
this is motivated by being CEO of JanRain at this point in time. You will
continue to hold this community seat even if you leave JanRain. Is that the
commitment you are making?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Nat, Allen, Eran and Eric have also indicated a corporate
affiliation. Would the rest of you clarify?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Myself, I will continue to have an interest and represent
the community wether I work at Microsoft or not.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>As some history, David, Scott and Martin have all continued
to represent the community and sit on the board even though their employer
changed.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>-- Dick<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On 11-Dec-08, at 5:54 AM, David Recordon wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I'm sorry, but I just feel that I need to say something
here...<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>This is not an election of companies to the board, it is an
election of individuals. Brian Kissel running as an individual for a
board seat is one thing, and something that I would support, but time and time
again I see indications that Brian is actually running for a board seat for his
company JanRain and that does not sit well with me.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>--David<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Dec 10, 2008, at 6:14 PM, Brian Kissel wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Our blogsite is at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://blog.janrain.com/">http://blog.janrain.com/</a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>and does support OpenID authentication.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Cheers,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'><br>
Brian</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'>___________</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254"><span
style='text-decoration:none'>Brian Kissel</span></a></span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'>CEO, JanRain -<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></b><b><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#333399'>OpenID-enable your websites, customers, partners, and employees</span></i></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'>5331 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 375, Portland, OR 97239</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'>Email</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:navy'>:<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:bkissel@janrain.com"><span
style='color:navy'>bkissel@janrain.com</span></a> <span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Cell</b>:
503.866.4424 <span class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>Fax</b>:
503.296.5502</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:navy'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><i><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#333399'>Get your FREE OpenID at<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="http://www.myopenid.com/"><span style='color:#333399;font-style:normal'>myOpenID.com</span></a></span></i></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net">general-bounces@openid.net</a> [<a
href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net">mailto:general-bounces@openid.net</a>]<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Peter Williams<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, December
10, 2008 4:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:general@openid.net">general@openid.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Re: [OpenID]
Today is the beginning of the VOTING PERIOD, be ready to make the best choice.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dear candidate.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Please identify your main blogsite’s main pagesas a URL, to this<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="mailto:general@openid.net">general@openid.net</a><span
class=apple-converted-space> </span>list. Please authorize me to report on
whether your blog site supports delivery of an authenticated comment, using
openid (1 or 2). I will test it (using myopenid) and report back.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Snorri’s blog, for example, appears to feature 3 vendor-specific
ways of logging in to leave him a comment on his blogsite. None of them
are (obviously) OpenID powered. It may actually be possible to use an openid,
but I could</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>not see how (e.g. an OpenID logo).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a
href="http://snorrigiorgetti.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=login&blog_id=1&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsnorrigiorgetti.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2Fopenid-foundation---the-new-board-election-is-on.html">http://snorrigiorgetti.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-comments.cgi?__mode=login&blog_id=1&return_url=http%3A%2F%2Fsnorrigiorgetti.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F12%2Fopenid-foundation---the-new-board-election-is-on.html</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>It’s time for all candidates to act, and be seen clearly to
adopt openid. I will not counsel the member I advise to vote for a Candidate
who (a) operates a blogsite and (b) that site does not actually
prominently feature openid commenting/signin.</span><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If you have an argument against this position, be free to argue
a defense on your blogsite.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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border-width:initial;border-color:initial'>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'>From:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net">general-bounces@openid.net</a> [<a
href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net">mailto:general-bounces@openid.net</a>]<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span><b>On Behalf Of<span
class=apple-converted-space> </span></b>Snorri<br>
<b>Sent:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Wednesday, December
10, 2008 3:38 AM<br>
<b>To:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a
href="mailto:general@openid.net">general@openid.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>[OpenID] Today is
the beginning of the VOTING PERIOD, be ready to make the best choice.</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Dear OpenID Community and dear OIDF Members,</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>I am inviting you to read this post on my blog to remind you of
the process and importance of voting. Your vote is critical for the future of
OpenID in 2009.</span><span lang=FR style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="http://snorrigiorgetti.com/blog/2008/12/openid-foundation---the-new-board-election-is-on.html">http://snorrigiorgetti.com/blog/2008/12/openid-foundation---the-new-board-election-is-on.html</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>Please remember that you can take advantage of the next two weeks
to ask questions to the Candidates, just as Eddy Nigg did.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Regards</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>-Snorri</span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:
115%'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:10.0pt;line-height:115%'><span
style='color:black'><br>
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__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature
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