I would like to solve to solve the identity problem for more than the B2C use cases and the JanRain's customers.
I think a more general solution will reap an order of magnitude of rewards for all players. I worry that the Connect path leads us into a dead end that will take us years to get out of. I posted a scenario that I hope helps illustrate how I see the technologies working together to create more value for RPs and users. -- Dick On 2010-05-24, at 10:12 PM, Brian Kissel wrote: > 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 > ___________ > > Brian Kissel > CEO - JanRain, Inc. > [email protected] > Mobile: 503.342.2668 | Fax: 503.296.5502 > 519 SW 3rd Ave. Suite 600 Portland, OR 97204 > > Increase registrations, engage users, and grow your brand with RPX. Learn > more at www.rpxnow.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] 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); [email protected] > Subject: RE: [OpenID board] Why Connect? > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:openid-specs- >> [email protected]] 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 > _______________________________________________ > specs mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs _______________________________________________ specs mailing list [email protected] http://lists.openid.net/mailman/listinfo/openid-specs
