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>> The IETF allows open participation and, as such, everyone, including companies that develop enterprise software, are free to participate in the discussions. >> >> Do you think open participation is wrong? > > Do you think that corporate domination of "open" standards development is OK? Hi Like Dale, I haven't followed the play throughout the life of OAuth (the working group) Who are these corporations that dominate the working group?
The particulars are immaterial. The question was as general (& I suppose, philosophical) as Hannes'.
Are they content providers like Facebook, Twitter, or Disney? Are they ISPs? Is it General Motors? If they are the people who are supposed to use these standards, their participation is a good thing. I wish we had more users (corporate or others) in the Security Area. So who are they? Yoav