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After getting beat up a bit last week after the InfoCard announcements, I really like Kim Cameron's statement of intent regarding InfoCard, open identity and the identity metasystem he's been discussing during the last few months.
Does a common system to describe user identities in a widely agreed upon fashion really hold the promise to be a big bang? Without a doubt. This has been a painful issue for such a long time. That wide recognition was probably behind the press hype and insanity when Passport and Hailstorm were announced a few years ago. Everyone knew they needed something like this, but it took a while for the message about the odious data model to get out to the world.
This direction (largely implied from what Kim has said in recent months coupled with the Laws of Identity) seems to keep in mind the all important concept of user (owner, business, etc.) control and reenforces the notion that few (driving toward none) of us need everything about an identity.
I also noticed that Kim now has his i-name up as another linking/mail mechanism. I think I'll do that as well.
Update: Doc had a good reminder that it's a conversation and pointed to Nah- its not war or heartbreak which points out the obvious (and that isn't always a bad thing) . Posted by Dave at April 3, 2005 11:30 PM