Re: [arch-d] Proposed IAB program on Wholistic Human-Oriented Discussions on Identity Systems (WHODIS)

Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de> Thu, 22 June 2023 13:17 UTC

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From: Toerless Eckert <tte@cs.fau.de>
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Subject: Re: [arch-d] Proposed IAB program on Wholistic Human-Oriented Discussions on Identity Systems (WHODIS)
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On Thu, Jun 22, 2023 at 05:23:15PM +1000, Martin Thomson wrote:
> I explicitly want those devices left out of any human-oriented discussion of identity systems, not because they aren't relevant in some ways, but because the narrower goal is helpful in focusing the discussion.  We can simultaneously recognize that the universe is all connected, but not let ourselves get paralyzed by bringing all the things into all the discussions.

Well, that makes it clearer than the title.

Thanks!