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Hey Martin,<br>
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I'm not against OpenID, but interested in it. Also I got involved only
recently. The importance of what I'm up to is not a preference of a
design:<br>
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By knowingly and intentionally encouraging the spread [1] of software
which may or most likely will result in the invasion of privacy,
encourage spam in various forms and may result in damage to third
parties - may in various countries be a criminal offense!<br>
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This has nothing to do with design preferences! I suggest, that every
company involved consult with their legal department about my statement
above! Maybe I'm wrong, but should I have contributed in this way
positively, than I'm glad (donations welcome ;-)). Except that,
everyone shall make his/her own decisions...<br>
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[1] <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://iwantmyopenid.org/bounty">http://iwantmyopenid.org/bounty</a><br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Regards</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Signer: Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Phone: +1.213.341.0390</font></div>
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Martin Atkins wrote:<br>
<blockquote cite="mid45434CF5.4040807@degeneration.co.uk" type="cite">
<pre wrap="">Eddy, I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree. I prefer
the design principle of having lots of simple, focused components that
solve only one problem. You, on the other hand, seem to favour big,
all-encompassing solutions that try to "save the world" by solving every
problem ever conceived in one fell swoop. I don't believe that the
latter approach can work in the real world, but that's just my opinion.
We're never going to come to an agreement with such a fundamental
difference in outlook, and this current debate between us is just going
around in circles.
Of course, I'm not speaking for anyone else but myself with this. My
views do not represent that of the "OpenID community". You may have more
luck persuading others, but given the "small problems, small solutions"
culture that OpenID has grown up in, I suspect you'll be facing an
uphill struggle.
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