Something important happened a few days ago. XNSORG donated its remarkable XNS technology to OASIS (a not-for-profit, global consortium that drives the development, convergence and adoption of e-business standards). The technology will now be called XRI (eXtensible Resource Identifier). OASIS doesn't allow trademarks as names for the standards under its control and XNSORG holds a trademark on XNS in the public interest. So, a name change has been made but it is the same technology.
What is the big deal? Well, XRI will be the foundational element of a digital identity infrastructure. Things like trust and reputation will soon be commonplace on the Internet. No more SPAM! Safe financial transactions will be a no-brainer. Computer viruses will be much less prevalent. XRI will speed the transition to an extraordinary future.
As practical uses of this technology appear, I will post information about it here.
