The benefits of a robust, frictionless OpenID/reg solution probably outweigh competitive concerns for most people (on here, at least). Sometimes the potential b

The benefits of a robust, frictionless OpenID/reg solution probably outweigh competitive concerns for most people (on here, at least). Sometimes the potential benefits of cooperation outweigh the risks. It would really help if a big player made a commitment to OpenID, but I'm not sure that's the only way it could catch on. If tons of smaller players could come together on a wrap-type system, we might eventually force the big fish to adopt it via pressure from the margins. It could happpen, it's a very compelling technology in a lot of ways. It would have to be really, really well-designed - that's key. I think it's do-able. That being said, I want to see what YC-funded clickpass.com is like before I go crazy on some big new effort. If they have a killer solution I may just use that. Also, I doubt YC would appreciate it too much if I start an open-source competitor to one of their companies on hacker news.