Firefox 3.0 (likely) to support Windows CardSpace
In case you missed it, Mozilla's Percy Cabello has just announced the list of features it's planning on including in Firefox 3.0. Among these features are integrated support for identity selectors such as Windows CardSpace :)
This is awesome news and I am delighted to see the Mozilla community supporting information cards to help users better manage and control their digital identities online.
As readers of my blog will know, following a meeting with several members of the Mozilla team last fall, we were delighted to announce Kevin Miller's "Perpetual-Motion" - a CardSpace extension for Firefox 2.x (source here). Whilst Perpetual-Motion adds seamless support for Windows CardSpace to Firefox, it is an additional download that users have to go find and install.
By including support for identity selectors such as Windows CardSpace, Mozilla has put a very definite stake in the ground, making it clear that they, along with much of the rest of the industry, believe that information cards offer users an opportunity to enjoy a far safer and simpler online experience.
Congratulations guys - look forward to seeing the release of Firefox 3.0! :)
