OP Identifier vs. OP-Specific Identifier

[Recordon, David]

You're confusing my lamenting with actually have a solution to propose.
:-\

Personally I'd keep the terminology section simple and then define new
terms in context as needed.

--David 

-----Original Message-----
From: Dick Hardt [mailto:dick at sxip.com] 
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 10:37 PM
To: Recordon, David
Cc: specs at openid.net
Subject: Re: OP Identifier vs. OP-Specific Identifier

What would you propose?

I think the terminology should follow the parameter names we have.

The fact that one of the parameters is called "identity" adds more fuel
to the confusion. :-)

-- Dick

On 19-Nov-06, at 5:12 PM, Recordon, David wrote:

> So I'm working on cleaning up the terminology section with edits from 
> Drummond.  On first read I had no idea what the difference between "OP

> Identifier" and "OP-Specific Identifier" were.  Now that my brain has 
> kicked in I do, but I have the feeling this is going to be really 
> confusing for others reading the specification.
>
> I really think we need to get our terminology down, since right now it

> is honestly quite confusing:
>  - Identifier (umbrella definition)
>  - Claimed Identifier (umbrella definition)
>  - OP-Specific Identifier (needs context)
>  - OP Identifier (needs context)
>  - Public Identifier (tries to create context)
>  - Private Identifier (tries to create context)
>  - Privacy-protected login (have we even defined this)
>
> How can we clean this up?  I think the problem is that we're trying to

> describe features via the terminology section.
>
> --David
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