Craig Burton

I’m not sure what this means yet. I will call Kim and find out.I think it is
a good idea, but under what license agreement. Certainly not the GPL! 

Microsoft is launching a slew of initiatives to help Web sites identify
visitors.
First, the company is kicking off four open-source projects to
support the development of ID cards for online users. Microsoft is also
releasing one of its identity management specs, Identity Selector
Interoperability Profile, under its OSP (Open Specification Promise), meaning
the specification is clear of licensing fees or patent worries.

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Finally, Microsoft is
responding to users’ requests for better direct synchronization of identity
information between Active Directory and the OpenLDAP Directory using Microsoft
ILM (Identity Lifecycle Manager) 2007 by collaborating on an open-source project
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Source: MS Goes Open
Source to Boost Identity Management