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Re: [saag] Interest COVID-19 'passport' standardization?

Michael Richardson <mcr+ietf@sandelman.ca> Sun, 01 August 2021 12:58 UTC

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Subject: Re: [saag] Interest COVID-19 'passport' standardization?
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Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch> wrote:
    > On 31.07.21 18:28, Carsten Bormann wrote:
    >>> WRT feature creep: we shouldn't help.
    >> Maybe unless the features actually are about areas where the tech also
    >> needs features, e.g., for privacy.

There are many countries which have no tech as yet (like mine), and who will
adopt whatever is "cheap", so if we have analysis/critique which might be
shared, then we should do that.

    > I agree, and furthermore, Stephen, what you are describing as feature creep
    > is really new uses and no new features.  This having been said, I do wonder
    > if places like Kantara would be better for such work, as they may harbor more
    > expertise.

What is Kantara?  I guess you mean: https://kantarainitiative.org/ ?

    > I also wonder if a second look at online approaches should be considered. 
    > Don't laugh too loudly, but this might be an interesting application of ohttp
    > ;-)

In my best George Takai accent: "oh my."
You might be right.

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