OpenID Foundation

The OpenID Foundation is currently being formed to help manage intellectual property, marketing efforts and other activities related to the success of the OpenID community. The singular goal of the OpenID Foundation is to protect OpenID so that it may be used by any and all that want to.

A full description of the foundation, its structure and its goals will be forthcoming once the details have been fleshed out. In the mean time, you can learn more from the links below.

Foundation Board

The OpenID Foundation is currently being lead by a small board consisting of seven members of the OpenID community. On the board page you can find the minutes of the board meetings.

Committees

The board has spun off several committees to work on various tasks.

Funding Model

The board is currently working on creating a funding and sustainability model for the organization. OpenID Foundation/sustainability