Great Snorri, Thats enormously good news. I'm definitely IN!
Thanks a lot for your ongonig and valuable work. Regards Robert Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > Send board mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of board digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor (Snorri) > 2. Re: ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor (Nat) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:43:49 +0200 > From: "Snorri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [OpenID board] ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First Sponsor > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <!&!AAAAAAAAAAAYAAAAAAAAABT3M7Nr+GBMml6q6pdZumrCgAAAEAAAAErEMtH/[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Dear Everyone, > > > > The project was confidential until now, but today we have just received > confirmation of a first sponsorship ($50,000.00). The sponsor has agreed to > participate in the project (as soon as they will have received the > operational file), and it is a good time to announce its existence to the > whole Community. > > > > I had already had the pleasure to announce this project and to discuss it > briefly with ICANN managers during the 32nd International Public ICANN > Meeting, held last June in Paris. The first feedback I received was very > enthusiastic. People are excited at the thought of launching a new gTLD: > dotOpenID, ".OpenID." > > > > Please understand, this goes way beyond OpenID. It is the introduction of a > new gTLD dedicated to identity, a concept which has everyone concerned. It > has been talked about for several years. To this day, it is still uncertain > under which form it can materialize, be it .openid or .myID, xxxx. to this > day, things are still in flux. > > > > Of course, the possibility of using "OpenID" as a new extension of a domain > name opens wonderful prospects and very exciting; the new specifications > (onwards to OpenID3.0?) could for example include that... and the unique > opportunity for cobranding - which would focus a lot of attention on OpenID > - it would be visible right there with the DNS/Domain names, since OpenID > would be an URL. > > > > Of course, in part this project becomes possible because of the new ICANN > program http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm aimed at > simplifying all formalities necessary to become candidate, which are > objectively examined and accepted as long as they meet all the necessary > conditions. > > This being said, a lot of questions still remain unanswered, for example the > legal-technical angle, the Business Plan or the type of entity which will > manage this new extension. > > > > I tend to be in favor of a Non-Profit supporting this project, rather than a > business entity. This would in my view guarantee a more neutral position, in > particular in the absence of the rules I was alluding to earlier. This > Non-Profit, can be OIDF or another Foundation, especially created for this > project. The revenue generated could become an important source of income > for the development of OpenID, of the Open Web, and of digital ID. > > > > The next phase (covering the next three months) is to gather a few thinking > heads (yours? :) ) and to think through all the possibilities. > > > > If all possible obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as soon as > January 2009. > > > > After that, we would have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the see the > first: > > > > - [YourCompanyName].OpenID - To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.: > Plaxo.OpenID) > > - [YourName].OpenID - To be able to have your own URL, managed by your > favorite OP, while remaining free to change it (e.g.: Snorri.OpenID) > > - [YourProvider].OpenID - This would create a simple and strong URL, with > the OP you trust (e.g.: My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...) > > > > All news concerning this project will be presented here, at > www.dotOpenID.org (a wiki has been opened, but at this time there is still > very little material on line) > > > > Please give us your opinion, and become a part of this sensational project. > > > > My thanks to you all, > > > > -Snorri > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://openid.net/pipermail/board/attachments/20080926/90b0d4d7/attachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:20:03 +0900 > From: Nat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [OpenID board] ICANN - dotOpenID Has Found Its First > Sponsor > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Cc: "<[email protected]>" <[email protected]>, "<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This looks very much like what has been discussed in XRI area. > Whatever happens, I hope the domain will be associated with a never > reused unique identifier and public key pair associated with it, and > all the resolution happens securely. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] via iPhone > > On 2008/09/26, at 16:43, "Snorri" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Dear Everyone, >> >> >> >> The project was confidential until now, but today we have just >> received confirmation of a first sponsorship ($50,000.00). The >> sponsor has agreed to participate in the project (as soon as they >> will have received the operational file), and it is a good time to >> announce its existence to the whole Community. >> >> >> >> I had already had the pleasure to announce this project and to >> discuss it briefly with ICANN managers during the 32nd International >> Public ICANN Meeting, held last June in Paris. The first feedback I >> received was very enthusiastic. People are excited at the thought of >> launching a new gTLD: dotOpenID, ?.OpenID.? >> >> >> >> Please understand, this goes way beyond OpenID. It is the >> introduction of a new gTLD dedicated to identity, a concept which >> has everyone concerned. It has been talked about for several years? >> To this day, it is still uncertain under which form it can materiali >> ze, be it .openid or .myID, xxxx? to this day, things are still in f >> lux. >> >> >> >> Of course, the possibility of using ?OpenID? as a new extension >> of a domain name opens wonderful prospects and very exciting; the ne >> w specifications (onwards to OpenID3.0?) could for example include t >> hat??. and the unique opportunity for cobranding ? which would >> focus a lot of attention on OpenID ? it would be visible right there >> with the DNS/Domain names, since OpenID would be an URL. >> >> >> >> Of course, in part this project becomes possible because of the new >> ICANN program http://www.icann.org/en/topics/new-gtld-program.htm >> aimed at simplifying all formalities necessary to become candidate, >> which are objectively examined and accepted as long as they meet all >> the necessary conditions. >> >> This being said, a lot of questions still remain unanswered, for >> example the legal-technical angle, the Business Plan or the type of >> entity which will manage this new extension. >> >> >> >> I tend to be in favor of a Non-Profit supporting this project, >> rather than a business entity. This would in my view guarantee a >> more neutral position, in particular in the absence of the rules I >> was alluding to earlier. This Non-Profit, can be OIDF or another >> Foundation, especially created for this project. The revenue >> generated could become an important source of income for the >> development of OpenID, of the Open Web, and of digital ID? >> >> >> >> The next phase (covering the next three months) is to gather a few >> thinking heads (yours? :) ) and to think through all the >> possibilities? >> >> >> >> If all possible obstacles can be lifted, the process could start as >> soon as January 2009. >> >> >> >> After that, we would have to wait between 8 and 14/18 months to the >> see the first: >> >> >> >> - [YourCompanyName].OpenID ? To isolate the SSO from each RP (e.g.: >> Plaxo.OpenID) >> >> - [YourName].OpenID ? To be able to have your own URL, managed by yo >> ur favorite OP, while remaining free to change it (e.g.: Snorri.Open >> ID) >> >> - [YourProvider].OpenID ? This would create a simple and strong URL, >> with the OP you trust (e.g.: My.OpenID, Yahoo.OpenID...) >> >> >> >> All news concerning this project will be presented here, at >> www.dotOpenID.org >> (a wiki has been opened, but at this time there is still very >> little material on line) >> >> >> >> Please give us your opinion, and become a part of this sensational >> project? >> >> >> >> My thanks to you all, >> >> >> >> -Snorri >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> board mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > http://openid.net/pipermail/board/attachments/20080926/2c67fa8e/attachment.htm > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board > > > End of board Digest, Vol 21, Issue 16 > ************************************* > _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board
