tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11741871.post112630768735486148..comments2023-07-27T08:28:30.060-07:00Comments on The Tao of XDI: New DataWeb Service=andy.dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15224884476207310779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11741871.post-1126316182199781292005-09-09T18:36:00.000-07:002005-09-09T18:36:00.000-07:00Andy,I noted your absense from the "identity scene...Andy,<BR/><BR/>I noted your absense from the "identity scene" over the last couple of months but having just read your post you've clearly been a very busy fellow.<BR/><BR/>Your impending implementation of a cross protocol and persistent data layer sounds extremely compelling.<BR/><BR/>I'm very eager to see and test the services you've built when you release them early next year.<BR/><BR/>If the opportunity presents itself I'd also be very interested to know more about how you envision the end-user "interfacing" with these services. I've spent quite a bit of time over the last few months analyzing Kim's 6th and 7th Laws to try and understand what they might imply from an IP law perspective. <BR/><BR/>One thing that seems prety clear, even disregarding Kim's laws is that for end-users to use and trust identity centric data schemes a fairly high level of UI consistency will be necessary across a potentially wide variety of operating systems and computing devices.<BR/><BR/>I suspect that some to type of independent organization should be setup to "host" (own the IP rights) of a set of standard UI elements which are provided to implementers royalty-free but based on some minimal implementation compliance requirements. My thinking is primarily motivated by concerns the end-users just aren't goint to adopt the tools despite their powerful features unless they are presented with a high degree of consistency (I rely both on gut and Kim's Laws to support that view).<BR/><BR/>Perhaps these issues are too far outside the scope of your work? If not I'd appreciate the opportunity to discuss via phone/skype sometime to find out if you've given any of this some thought and to learn if you think there's merit to this line of thinking.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, hats off to you for all the progress you're making!<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/><BR/>-AldoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com