[foaf-protocols] w3c and self-asserted (webid) claims

[Peter Williams]

Earlier, we went through the examples of how well (or not) founding sponsors of the webid incubator group do on their "corporate" home pages, measured on the criterion of: does it run a classical silo for logon? Then, I posed the wider question: in 4 years, will the world still look like a collection of classical silos run by individual organizations?
 
W3C itself seems to be one such classical silo. But, there is evidence that its more than just a silo. When acting much like we intend the webid user to act - when self-asserting a foaf file to gain access to a website -  I self-asserted my claims to expert status.
 
Of course, the organization could not handle the request, sending out some computer-like response (with about as much personality as a cipher machine). It could not validate the claim. Claim rejected. Machine reset to zero.
 
Perhaps I should revise my criteria, for organizations that are all about peering with other organizations (and individuals are really not that welcome, let alone individuals who self-assert).
 
When W3C as an example of an organization-centric institution can handle self-asserted claims, we know that the webid incubator has managed to craft the right message. if it cannot, its hard to imagine any other organization doing so.
 
 
  		 	   		  
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