Title: Clarification of the organization scope through definition of terms WHEREAS, clarifying the OIDF mission and scope by defining terms and avoiding undefined terms would streamline the organization's operation, now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED that ARTICLE II of the bylaw (<- put proper reference) as attached: ARTICLE II. Purposes Section 2.1 General. The corporation is a nonprofit public benefit corporation, organized and operated to engage in any lawful activity permitted by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Act (the �gAct�h). Section 2.2 Terms and Definitions. The following terms are defined for use within the bylaws a. open: freely accessible over the internet and usable without incurring royalties b. identity: set of attributes related to an entity c. user-centric: user having direct or indirect control d. OpenID: trademark held by this corporation to identify its products e. OpenID Intellectual Property Rights Policy: intellectual property rights policy set by this organization to govern its products f. OpenID Process Document: document that defines the process each product needs to follow to be recognized as this corporation's product g. OpenID Standards: set of standards defined in accordance with OpenID Process Document that helps establish safer identity transactions over the internet in the manner that is user-centric and open Section 2.3 Specific Purposes. The specific purposes of the corporation is to foster and promote the development of, public access to, and adoption of OpenID Standards. Nat Sakimura _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-board
