[Marketing] [OpenID] Website Being Updated Today

[Dick Hardt]

I don't think we are saying it is the home of the Foundation, but is  
certainly under the control of the Foundation and part of the  
Foundations mission is to educate people about OpenID and openid.net  
is one of the best online vehicles for doing that.

Agreed there has been feedback from users and RPs as to where to get  
an OpenID.

Providing a list of OPs is the simple solution to the problem, but as  
we have discussed, either is confusing to users because it will be so  
large, or is small and useful, but inherently biased in some manner  
for some criteria.

I think the most important criteria for a user for where to get an  
OpenID is someplace they trust. My suggestion was that rather then  
provide the user with a list, tell them to go to a service provider  
they trust and get an OpenID from them, and if they don't support  
OpenID, then ask them to!

As for RPs, they could say the same message.

Let existing internet search mechanisms and market dynamics support  
users in finding an OP if they can't find one from the above method.

-- Dick

On 15-Oct-07, at 2:46 PM, David Recordon wrote:

> I still think you're missing a point here, OpenID.net is not the  
> home of the Foundation.  The Foundation owns it in trust for the  
> community.  It is the community's website and many people looking  
> to use OpenID (not those who have providers themselves) really want  
> a simple way to get an OpenID.  This feedback has been heard loudly  
> both from perspective users of OpenID as well as Relying Parties  
> who are confused where they should link their own users to learn  
> about OpenID and get one.
>
> --David
>
> On Oct 14, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Johannes Ernst wrote:
>
>> On Oct 9, 2007, at 11:14, Dick Hardt wrote:
>>> I think it is a very slippery slope for the website and/or board  
>>> to recommend OpenID providers without being inclusive of ALL  
>>> providers.
>>
>> I agree and have said this before. I understand the end user  
>> requirement, but I would much rather have us (the foundation)  
>> point to third-party recommendations than making those  
>> recommendations ourselves.
>>
>> It's a bit like if the Bluetooth consortium said "buy these of our  
>> members' products, but not those of those other members" -- and we  
>> don't even have a comformance suite within OpeniD!
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Johannes.
>>
>>
>>
>> Johannes Ernst
>> NetMesh Inc.
>>
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