<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm sorry, but I just feel that I need to say something here...<div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>--David</div><div><br><div><div>On Dec 10, 2008, at 6:14 PM, Brian Kissel wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Our blogsite is at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://blog.janrain.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://blog.janrain.com/</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and does support OpenID authentication.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: navy; ">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: navy; "><br>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="color: navy; ">___________</span></b><span style="color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="color: navy; "><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/0/10/254" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="text-decoration: none; ">Brian Kissel</span></a></span></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="color: navy; ">CEO, JanRain -<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b><b><i><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); ">OpenID-enable your websites, customers, partners, and employees</span></i></b><span style="color: navy; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: navy; ">5331 SW Macadam Ave., Suite 375, Portland, OR 97239<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="color: navy; ">Email</span></b><span style="color: navy; ">:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:bkissel@janrain.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><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<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: navy; "> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><i><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); ">Get your FREE OpenID at<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.myopenid.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; "><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-style: normal; ">myOpenID.com</span></a></span></i></b><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net">general-bounces@openid.net</a> [<a href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Dear candidate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">Please identify your main blogsite’s main pagesas a URL, to this<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:general@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">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>not see how (e.g. an OpenID logo).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">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><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); ">If you have an argument against this position, be free to argue a defense on your blogsite.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125); "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style="border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 0in; padding-bottom: 0in; padding-left: 0in; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; ">From:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net">general-bounces@openid.net</a> [<a href="mailto:general-bounces@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">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" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Dear OpenID Community and dear OIDF Members,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">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"><a href="http://snorrigiorgetti.com/blog/2008/12/openid-foundation---the-new-board-election-is-on.html" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://snorrigiorgetti.com/blog/2008/12/openid-foundation---the-new-board-election-is-on.html</a></span><span lang="FR" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Please remember that you can take advantage of the next two weeks to ask questions to the Candidates, just as Eddy Nigg did.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">Regards<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-left: 0in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; ">-Snorri<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; line-height: 115%; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; "><br><br>__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3682 (20081210) __________<br><br>The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus.<br><br><a href="http://www.eset.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://www.eset.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>_______________________________________________<br>general mailing list<br><a href="mailto:general@openid.net" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">general@openid.net</a><br><a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline; ">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>