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ig1 on Oct 16, 2008 | parent | context | favorite | on: Is OpenID Too Confusing?

Yes again. OpenID still confuses the hell out of me.

And I'm saying that as someone who was semi-active participant in the early design stages of OpenID.

kylec on Oct 17, 2008 [–]

Seeing as you were a participant in the design of OpenID I must ask - what happened? Why is OpenID so awkward and confusing? Why URLs instead of email addresses or something else people already have?

maxklein on Oct 17, 2008 | [–]

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