Delegation discussion summary

Martin Atkins mart at degeneration.co.uk
Fri Oct 13 07:08:01 UTC 2006


Drummond Reed wrote:
> +1 to getting it done. This area of terminology is more a 
> usability/marketing issue at this point. I agree we need to converge on 
> good, simple user-facing terms for describing OpenID in ways ordinary 
> Web users can easily understand. Although I have great respect for Dick 
> & Sxip’s pioneering work in this area, I don’t believe terms that use 
> the word “site” are the right metaphor, and the concept of “membersite”, 
> while good for the context Sxip originally used it, would send the wrong 
> message about OpenID.
> 
>  
> 
> But I suggest we move that terminology discussion to the marketing list.
> 

What marketing list?




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