[OpenID board] Why Connect?

[Eran Hammer-Lahav]

I am not sure what this means.

As someone in a leadership position within the organization and community, who also have a financial investment in this work, what would *you* like to do? Both options? Pick one?

We know who supports each option based on the proposers list. We also know that Dick objects to the OpenID Connect proposal (and I completely respect his well-argued position - I just don't agree with him). It would be helpful if people clearly expressed where they stand on this.

EHL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Kissel [mailto:bkissel at janrain.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 10:12 PM
> To: Eran Hammer-Lahav; Dick Hardt; Allen Tom
> Cc: Joseph Smarr; OpenID Board (public); openid-specs at lists.openid.net
> Subject: RE: [OpenID board] Why Connect?
> 
> It seems to me that the broader market is coalescing around OpenID as the
> brand for open standards-based user managed identity in a B2C
> environment.
> My take away from the last couple of board meetings is that we should
> embrace that, not avoid it.  Most RPs and end users don't really care what's
> under the hood, they want solutions that address their business and
> personal objectives.  Let's see how we can best leverage the open standards
> work being developed and deployed by a number of stakeholders to address
> real market needs and benefits.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Brian
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: openid-specs-bounces at lists.openid.net
> [mailto:openid-specs-bounces at lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of Eran
> Hammer-Lahav
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 7:11 PM
> To: Dick Hardt; Allen Tom
> Cc: Joseph Smarr; OpenID Board (public); openid-specs at lists.openid.net
> Subject: RE: [OpenID board] Why Connect?
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: openid-specs-bounces at lists.openid.net [mailto:openid-specs-
> > bounces at lists.openid.net] On Behalf Of Dick Hardt
> > Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:29 PM
> 
> > Labelling this as OpenID seems to be hijacking the OpenID brand.
> 
> And this is where you got it all wrong! Labeling this as OpenID is giving the
> OpenID brand once last chance to offer something useful and meaningful
> that developers actually use.
> 
> Calling it OAuth Connect would result in hijacking the community. I'm clearly
> willing to do that (though my presence here should indicate my interest in
> saving the OpenID brand). The question is, is this something the OpenID
> community and board wants to risk?
> 
> EHL
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