Ask.fp login

[Robert Mayr]

2012/10/24 Paul W. Frields <stickster at gmail.com>

> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 08:11:47AM +0200, Robert Mayr wrote:
> > Sorry if I pick up a topic that might has been discussed yet in the past.
> > Actually I see some guys who wonder why on ask.fp.o the login can be
> > done only with OpenID and there is no way to create a dedicated
> > account.
> > I think, if we want to move users to ask.fp we should consider that
> > not all the new users are willing to login with their private google
> > or yahoo account for example, but would more likely have a separate
> > ask.fp account.
> > So the OpenID should be more an alternative login, IMHO.
> >
> > What do you think about considering this to be implementated in the
> future?
>
> On the flip side, there is often value in tying people to online
> reputation established elsewhere.  That gets lost when you don't
> connect to an existing identity.
>
>
Thank you Matthew and Paul (nice to hear you, Paul :) )
you're perfectly right and I put on here this consideration because I
picked up some feedback from new Fedora users (which don't have FAS
account), who wondered why they had to use only OpenID login.
See ya

Robert (robyduck)
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