What Steven said. On Sep 28, 2012 8:57 PM, "Steven Walling" <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Sep 28, 2012 8:40 PM, "Mark Holmquist" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> I'm fine with features using JS. It's just important that the feature is > >> either an additive feature that is not necessary for use or it has a way > >> to work without JS. > >> In this case we're talking about login. If you disable JS... you can't > >> even log into your own user account. And disabling JS is supposed to be > >> an improvement to the security of logging in. > > > > > > OK, here is the misunderstanding--if we implemented BrowserID, it > wouldn't be the *only* way to login. It would be like OpenID, in that you > could login with either a MW login or with OpenID if you have it. If you > don't have JS enabled, we'll put in noscript tags that explain what you're > missing. > > > > Sound OK? Admittedly this is all hypothetical, but in case the Foundation > wants to pursue this, I don't want there to be huge misunderstandings :) > > > > -- > > Mark Holmquist > > Contractor, Wikimedia Foundation > > [email protected] > > http://marktraceur.info > > > > I think Mark is correct to point out that we are talking about supporting > an additional login method here, not a replacement. > > The key question for me is though: how many users would we really be > helping by implementing browserid support right now? It sounds like not > many, compared to standard login methods or OpenID. > > I don't know how many people have looked at the current login form code, > but it is a huge piece of shit. My team and several people active on this > list have been working to try and update it, and if you're interested in > making MediaWiki logins less painful, then we would love your help. There > is a lot of work to be done before we think about supporting the beta > release of a new standard. > > ____________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
