#2838: subdomain for foss4g.org
---------------------------+-----------------------
Reporter: besfortguri | Owner: sac@…
Type: task | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: Unplanned
Component: Systems Admin | Keywords:
---------------------------+-----------------------
Now we have the Pretix platform for FOSS4G 2023, for finalization and to
be tested we would need a subdomain from foss4g.org, it can be
event.foss4g.org or something similar. We will use Pretix platform for
registrations.
Before we continue with the deployment of Pretix, we will need you to do
some DNS Configurations beforehand with the following setup:
* Type: CNAME
* TTL: 3600
* Host: event.2023.foss4g.org
* Value: pretix-foss4g.cloud68.systems. (Please make sure you also include
the dot at the end.)
Be aware that after the DNS changes we have to wait for the value to
propagate which most of the time is done within an hour, but it might take
even up to a day depending on the domain provider.
You can see that OSM USA appears to cooperate for “federated login” (sharing credential mechanisms) via OpenID.
Secondly it seems that OSM USA is a client to some larger AUTHs, for example Facebook.
as a user of OSGeo ID AUTH, I support a model where OSGeo owns and runs AUTH, and can share with other organizations on a case-by-case basis… this is the model of the OpenID system (as I understand it).
It is my opinion that being a client of centralized AUTH, such as Facebook, is the wrong road for OSGeo dot org. The relationship there is a client relationship such that information and control are passed one-way, and there is very little growth on the OSGeo side over time, while central AUTH becomes stronger.
I believe in OSGeo dot org long-term, and wish to see OSGeo own and operate AUTH for its own purposes, independent of centralized services such as Facebook.