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OpenID Fan Club Is Shrinking
A.B. VerHausen writes "Even though there's a whole new Web site devoted to understanding and using OpenID, some companies are dropping the login method altogether. OStatic is reporting that the 'free Web site network Wetpaint announced recently that it will no longer support OpenID as a login option for its wiki, citing low usage and high support costs as reasons.' Apparently, fewer than 200 registered users bothered with OpenID, and the extra QA and development time doesn't make it worthwhile to support. This can't come as welcome news on top of the internal issues the article mentions the OpenID Foundation is having now, too." I've actually been quite happy with OpenID, since I have spawned far too many username/password pairs over the last 20-plus years, but it's a major chicken-and-egg problem. Hopefully someone out there will build a better mousetrap ...
I would have beat you if I could have remembered my login details...
Invaders must die
"I've actually been quite happy with OpenID, since I have spawned far too many username/password pairs over the last 20-plus years" What's wrong with Administrator/admin everywhere? In fact, it works so great that entire Windows networks are known to use it. No problems reported so far.
but it's a major chicken-and-egg problem. Hopefully someone out there will build a better mousetrap ...
If it's a chicken-and-egg problem, wouldn't it be better to build a chicken trap, with egg catcher?
but it's a major chicken-and-egg problem. Hopefully someone out there will build a better mousetrap ...
If it's a chicken-and-egg problem, wouldn't it be better to build a chicken trap, with egg catcher?
Actually, regarding this problem, If we can hit it bull's-eye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards. Checkmate!
I just signed up for this about a month ago. I should have known that would bring it to an end~
Especially since if it were true, sig-less posters would have penises of infinite size...