Re: [xri] Aligning XRD with Link (Header/Element)

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Breno de Medeiros <>
Date
2008-11-25T21:45:33+00:00
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Re: [xri] Aligning XRD with Link (Header/Element)
Well, if we can't include XRD in the scope for OpenID 2.1, then we
should consider setting up another WG to look at XRD. Otherwise, XRD
discovery will happen without a coherent voice from the OpenID
community.

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:40 PM, David Recordon <> wrote:
> Yes, I need to spend some time on getting the OpenID 2.1 WG up and running.
> That said, if this work isn't done in time (or so different that it doesn't
> make sense to us) then we'll most likely not include it for 2.1.
>
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:34 PM, Breno de Medeiros <> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, we need the IPR for the OpenID 2.1 working group in place (and
>> covering the use of XRD for discovery) to make sure that we can
>> harmonize these two efforts.
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Brian Eaton <> wrote:
>> > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:57 PM, John Bradley <> wrote:
>> >> Adoption is huge when you consider that this also impacts the existing
>> >> base
>> >> of URI openIDs as well.
>> >> Telling openID providers that every user will have to have an old style
>> >> XRDS
>> >> and a new style XRD as separate documents is going to be a hard sell.
>> >> This may be the best time but we need to keep in mind that real people
>> >> are
>> >> using this now and we need to transition them in some plausible way.
>> >
>> > I agree, we need a transition plan.  Tying the XRD syntax change to
>> > OpenID 2.1 might work.
>> >
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