Hi All from California, USA -
today I see a call to vote on moderators at Openstreetmap USA. The
link goes to
https://www.openstreetmap.org/login
You can see that OSM USA appears to cooperate for "federated login"
(sharing credential mechanisms) via *OpenID*.
Secondly it seems that OSM USA is a client to some larger AUTHs, for
example *Facebook*.
as a user of *OSGeo ID AUTH*, I support a model where OSGeo owns and
runs AUTH, and can share with other organizations on a case-by-case
basis.. this is the model of the OpenID system (as I understand it).
It is my opinion that being a client of centralized AUTH, such as
Facebook, is the wrong road for OSGeo dot org. The relationship there is
a client relationship such that information and control are passed
one-way, and there is very little growth on the OSGeo side over time,
while central AUTH becomes stronger.
I believe in OSGeo dot org long-term, and wish to see OSGeo own and
operate AUTH for its own purposes, independent of centralized services
such as Facebook.
sincerely
--Brian M Hamlin / MAPLABS / OSGeoLive PSC
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