Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 20th Feb 2002 18:45 UTC
A lot of people have trouble understanding what .NET really is and what its goals are. Mostly because Microsoft has done a good job of confusing everybody using terms that are not self-explanatory or with terms that mean more that one thing. This editorial will present my thoughts on .NET, what it really is, what its motivations and goals are, and why it is the next "big thing." Should we embrace it or fear it? Both, I daresay.
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I hate Microsoft to the deepest corner of my soul, my entire being is against it. I hate their philosophy, I hate their business practices and I even hate all their softwares. But I have to admit it, .NET is an awesome move.
I see one major problem, and I think the government should step in and force the hand over open-standard distributed login/information with Passport/Hailstorm.
.NET will take over the computing world, and I'm afraid to see that if I don't have a Microsoft-signed passport I won't be able to view 95% of the websites. There should be a possibility to get access to a site using any Passport/Hailstorm compliant password server. Sure you couldn't send mail with hotmail if you don't have your account created there, but you can at least be recognized on msnbc.com.
this could all be done by having a central server generating 128bit user id, sequentially assigned or even randomly assigned from a pool. Make that even 2048 bit id if you want, it's not the password,just the user id, comparable to your email address or whatever. It could even become your Netizen ID.
This Netizen ID would be working on any Passport/Hailstorm and could be registered to work with your own selected server.
Come on ppl, put pressure on the gov or even Microsoft themselves, we need an open infrastructure for login info, I don't want to be forced to register an account with a ms-site, I'd rather shoot myself first, or blow up with the bomb I'll place next to their offices.