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Beauty in Mechanics...

2008-07-25T20:20:00Z

Another thing of beauty... Unlike the Octopult, I actually think I could make this one. Read More......(read more)

RFC 2119

2008-07-25T13:23:57Z

My son's instructions to his Grandmother for feeding pets My feelings for the rodent is such that I think of their care and feeding more as a 'best practice', rather than a normative MUST. Read More......(read more)

Open Web Foundation

2008-07-25T04:39:01Z

The Open Web Foundation was announced today: The Open Web Foundation is an attempt to create a home for community-driven specifications. Following the open source model similar to the Apache Software Foundation, the foundation is aimed at building a lightweight... Read More......(read more)

A patently good idea

2008-07-25T03:39:28Z

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is considering to invalidate many (if not most) software patents and significantly restrict the issuance of new process patents. No doubt, intellectual property does deserve decent protection, and I think that this move by the USPTO will in fact result in better protection of property: copyright law provides ample protection against IPR theft while not getting in the way of real innovations. To draw a technical comparison, process patent law protects the...(read more)

Passport vs OpenID vs Facebook Connect

2008-07-25T02:04:36Z

My post yesterday on Facebook Connect raised a few eyebrows. I had a few discussions with people and a comparison of consumer identity solutions past and present may provide some context. (I have excluded InfoCards as I see them as a strong, enterprise grade solution that is currently too heavy for general consumer use.) Passport Microsoft rolled [...] Read More......(read more)

I admit defeat

2008-07-25T00:30:38Z

and defer to the marketing folks Metasystem == Infocards I can't say I'm surprised, I lost on 'user-centric' as well. Here is the next installment in our series of ID quizzes, Take the number of vaguely standardsy groups that touch on identity that Nortel won't sign up to. Multiply that number by 2. Add 3.14159. Subtract 2.7183. Divide that value into the number of current identity initiatives that claim 'interoperability' as their focus. Answer? Read More......(read more)

OASIS Identity Metasystem Interoperability TC - annouced

2008-07-24T23:22:54Z

Kermit brought this annoucment to my attention via Twitter. “A draft TC charter has been submitted to establish the OASIS Identity Metasystem Interoperability (IMI) Technical Committee. In accordance with the OASIS TC Process Policy section 2.2 the proposed charter is hereby submitted for comment. The comment period shall remain open until 11:45 pm ET on 7 [...] Read More......(read more)

What ARE we trying to do? And how do we measure success?

2008-07-24T20:47:40Z

In my last blog post, I complained that we’re a bit lost. I would like to even be more specific. In the world of Identity, there are theoretically two types of people — those whose job it is to pay attention, and those who rely on the first type of people. I don’t mind if [...] Read More......(read more)

Announcing the Open Web Foundation

2008-07-24T16:42:44Z

This morning on stage at OSCON, David Recordon announced the formation of the Open Web Foundation (OWF). I wanted to take a few minutes to say congrats to a fantastically diverse and committed bunch of people that have made this possible and tell a little bit about how it came to be. In May 2008, [...] Read More......(read more)

Evolution of the open web - big step today.

2008-07-24T16:25:45Z

Today is a big day for the web. The Open Web Foundation is being announced at OSCON. A small dedicated group of developers, web innovators and community leaders have come together to create this place were spec’s can be incubated in an open process and have IPR dealt with upfront rather then an afterthought [...] Read More......(read more)

Still human (after all these years)

2008-07-24T11:48:14Z

Sirius Canada places a captcha on each authentication. Read More......(read more)

Facebook Connect and Movable Type

2008-07-24T08:23:04Z

Building a little on my last post, I spoke at f8 earlier today to demo integration of Facebook Connect with Movable Type (made by Six Apart who I work for). You can read more about it on the Six Apart blog , though I wanted to share a photo from Venture Beat's coverage of f8 which I think helps show how all this stuff is starting to get tied together (read the posts if you don't get it). Also cool to see Digg showing OpenID in their new login UI next to Facebook. Read More......(read more)

Facebook Connect Helps Make the Case for OpenID

2008-07-24T08:02:02Z

*** Hardt asks the question on his blog if Facebook Connect is a fatal blow to OpenID . I actually think that it helps to show why OpenID is going to become so valuable as you start to invest in your profile(s). To me, it shows that we're now all able to tell the same story and explain to normal people the value of having an identity and profile that can move about them around the web. Just as no one would let Microsoft own the protocol, no one is going to let Facebook either. I'm hoping that we'll...(read more)

It's All About Priorities...

2008-07-24T05:38:00Z

Nothing misses the point of itself quite so well as religion. People are morons. A recent story [ LINK ] describes how... "Central Florida student Webster Cook, ...is facing suspension after removing a communion wafer from a Mass held on-campus. Once blessed, these Eucharist wafers must be consumed immediately and Church leaders have said that Cook's actions were offensive." It continues.. "Regardless of the reason, the Diocese says its main concern is to get the Eucharist back so...(read more)

Facebook Connect - fatal blow for OpenID?

2008-07-23T22:13:42Z

At F8 today, Facebook rolled out their Friend Connect platform. With a small amount of code, other sites can integrate the Facebook identity system into their site. The keynote reminded me of early days of Microsoft as they rallied developers to build on their platform by explaining how the platform can help them and being [...] Read More......(read more)