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It'd be cool if MOSS could return funding Mozilla's own Persona hackers to work on a next gen open identity platform.
by jdub 11y ago
It'd be cool if MOSS could return funding Mozilla's own Persona hackers to work on a next gen open identity platform.
- scrollaway 11y agoYes, it would be. I was going to comment on this, you beat me to it. Some background on yesterday's discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10436423 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10436423 Dan's call to action yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10436366 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10436366 I personally believe such a project should come from inside Mozilla and not be given a mere 2 years before slashing it away. Persona needs love and funding, and according to Dan there's still design issues to fix. A Persona 2.0 would fit this program just fine.
- StavrosK 11y agoI came here to comment on this as well. Replacing the world's authentication is a project that will probably take slightly longer than two years, and I would like to see Mozilla continue to support it, especially given how many people were this excited by it.
- wodenokoto 11y agoThere was a great discussion about users wanting a revival of Persona in another thread yesterday I believe (maybe that is why you brought it up?) so it seems you are not alone. Maybe you should suggest it on the mailing list, as I don't think Mitchell reads HN.
- jdub 11y agoYes, inspired by yesterday's discussion. Is the mailing list for general chiming in, or proper proposals? The proposals need proper thought and a Mozilla champion (Dan, maybe?), so I wouldn't want to noise it up with pleas. :-)
- chris_wot 11y agoWhat's to stop a company or foundation from doing this? Jeff, you know to get stuff like this off the ground... why not create a new organisation and ask for seed money?
- wodenokoto 11y agoThe way I read the blog post, the mailing list is for both.