[OpenID] On OpenID 2.0

[Stephen Paul Weber]

As the author of consumers I have never seen the point of 2.0
Yadis and XRDS in 1.1 was welcome and a great improvement over <link>, but
XRI seems like something evil to me.  Yes, 2.0 is about more than XRI, but
on the usage end, at least for my apps, there's not much difference.
I use the JanRain libraries for everything, so eventually I'll upgrade to
the newest versions and end up 2.0 compatible -- I just am not motivated to
bother at this point because what I have works.

On 4/30/07, Granqvist, Hans <hgranqvist at verisign.com> wrote:
>
> All,
>
> Over the last several weeks, I have tried [1][2] to ask
> the list to clarify into the state of the current OpenID
> 2.0 specification draft.
>
> There seems to be little interest in finalizing 2.0. The
> current draft 11 is over three months old. Draft 5 dates
> back over ten months, and who knows when draft 1 was
> penned!
>
> Let's try to see if we can figure out something here:
>
> * Do you see anything *negative* around finalizing 2.0?
>
> * With 2.0 RP implementations almost non-existent in the
>   field after more than ten months of spec work -- is there
>   even a need for 2.0?
>
> * If you have a RP: why are you waiting with implementing
>   2.0?  Is 1.1 good enough?  Are you waiting for the spec
>   to be final?  Do security concerns hold you back?
>
> While I appreciate the free flowing spirit of the OpenID
> spec work, I do believe there now is an acute need for
> timelines and imposed processes: Deadlines beget progress.
> Interop events ensure interoperability. And so on...
>
> Anyone agree/disagree?  Let's hear it.
>
> Thanks,
> Hans
>
>
> [1] http://openid.net/pipermail/specs/2007-March/001389.html
> [2] http://openid.net/pipermail/general/2007-April/002275.html
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