[foaf-protocols] WebID and WebFinger

[Sarven Capadisli]

On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 08:14 +0200, Danny Ayers wrote:
> I can't help thinking there's a fair bit of overlap between the goals
> of these projects which could be leveraged to mutual benefit, yet they
> seem like they're being developed in separate universes. Here are an
> overview doc, draft spec and mailing list details for each:
> 
> WebFinger :
> 
> http://code.google.com/p/webfinger/
> 
> http://code.google.com/p/webfinger/wiki/WebFingerProtocol
> 
> http://groups.google.com/group/webfinger
> 
> WebId:
> 
> http://esw.w3.org/WebID
> 
> http://bblfish.net/tmp/2010/08/05/index-respec.html
> 
> http://lists.foaf-project.org/mailman/listinfo/foaf-protocols
> 
> Cheers,
> Danny.
> 

Just wanted to bring Toby Inkster proposed Fingerpoint to attention -
"an alternative draft specification offering much the same facilities as
Webfinger":

http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/semantic-web/2009Aug/0101.html

-Sarven