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<div><br></div>I think that kind of misses the point. The *namespace* that google manages is now open for business as an OpenID provider. It's an unanticipated side-effect of the APIs.<div><br></div><div>I think it's kind of a big deal, actually, in terms of how OpenID is right from an engineering perspective and how it can spread in unexpected ways. If only login were so easy.</div><div><br></div><div>Vinay<br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; ">-- </span></span></span></span></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Andale Mono" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;; font-family: Andale Mono; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; ">Vinay Gupta - Designer, Hexayurt Project - an excellent public domain refugee shelter system</span></span></span></span></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Andale Mono" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;; font-family: Andale Mono; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; ">Gizmo Project VOIP: 775-743-1851 (usually works!) <a href="http://hexayurt.com">http://hexayurt.com</a>/</span></span></span></span></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Andale Mono" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;; font-family: Andale Mono; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; ">Cell: Iceland (+354) 869-4605</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "> Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk: hexayurt </span></span></span></span></font></div><div style=""><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Andale Mono" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;; font-family: Andale Mono; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Andale Mono; font-size: 12px; ">People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest Herman Hesse</span></span></span></span></font></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></span></span> </div><br><div><html>On Apr 9, 2008, at 7:45 PM, John Ehn wrote:</html><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>I agree. I think this is an excellent technology demonstration, but it is a third-party, not Google, that is enabling the ID.</div> <div> </div> <div>John<br><br></div> <div class="gmail_quote">2008/4/9 Immad Akhund <<a href="mailto:i.akhund@gmail.com">i.akhund@gmail.com</a>>:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">When Google eventually does make a proper OpenID provider all the OpenIDs provided by <a href="http://openid-provider.appspot.com/" target="_blank">openid-provider.appspot.com</a> would not match. <br> <br>Would get very confusing apart from advanced users that understand the distinction.<br><br>Immad <div> <div></div> <div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 9, 2008 at 12:49 PM, Paul Madsen <<a href="mailto:paulmadsen@rogers.com" target="_blank">paulmadsen@rogers.com</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">I expect Google might have a (legal) opinion on characterizing this<br>application as 'Google OpenID'<br> <br>I think I'll wait for Google itself to enable my Gmail as an OpenID.<br><br>paul<br> <div> <div></div> <div><br>Vinay Gupta wrote:<br>> <a href="http://openid-provider.appspot.com/" target="_blank">http://openid-provider.appspot.com/</a><br>><br>> Somebody used their app hosting service and implemented an OpenID<br> > provider.<br>><br>> That kind of changes things, doesn't it?<br>><br>> Vinay<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> --<br>> Vinay Gupta - Designer, Hexayurt Project - an excellent public domain<br> > refugee shelter system<br>> Gizmo Project VOIP: 775-743-1851 (usually works!)<br>> <a href="http://hexayurt.com/" target="_blank">http://hexayurt.com/</a><br>> Cell: Iceland (+354) 869-4605<br>> Skype/Gizmo/Gtalk: hexayurt<br> > People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest<br>> Herman Hesse<br>><br>><br></div></div>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br> > _______________________________________________<br>> specs mailing list<br>> <a href="mailto:specs@openid.net" target="_blank">specs@openid.net</a><br>> <a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs" target="_blank">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs</a><br> ><br>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>><br>> No virus found in this incoming message.<br>> Checked by AVG.<br>> Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.9/1365 - Release Date: 4/8/2008 7:30 AM<br> ><br><br>--<br>Paul Madsen e:paulmadsen @ <a href="http://ntt-at.com/" target="_blank">ntt-at.com</a><br>NTT p:613-482-0432<br> m:613-282-8647<br> <a href="aim:PaulMdsn5">aim:PaulMdsn5</a><br> web:<a href="http://connectid.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">connectid.blogspot.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>specs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:specs@openid.net" target="_blank">specs@openid.net</a><br> <a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs" target="_blank">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs</a><br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br></div></div><font color="#888888">-- <br>Cell: +1 617 460 7271<br> Skype: i.akhund<br>Blog: <a href="http://immadsnewworld.com/" target="_blank">http://immadsnewworld.com</a><br><br>Clickpass, CTO </font><br>_______________________________________________<br>specs mailing list<br><a href="mailto:specs@openid.net">specs@openid.net</a><br> <a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs" target="_blank">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs</a><br><br></blockquote></div><br><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">specs mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:specs@openid.net">specs@openid.net</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs">http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>