- From: Manu Sporny <msporny@digitalbazaar.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:05:02 -0500
- To: steve capell <steve.capell@gmail.com>
- Cc: W3C Credentials CG <public-credentials@w3.org>
On Sun, Feb 22, 2026 at 5:54 PM steve capell <steve.capell@gmail.com> wrote: > This is a reason we will always steer clear of any did method that is “technical ecosystem” bound from an implementation recommendation perspective. Yes, I think that's a really good insight and could explain why we have hundreds of "technical ecosystem" DID Methods, but no significant adoption of most of them. I'm sure someone will argue against the insight, but it's not going to be me. :) So, maybe this is one of the "ideal features" of a DID Method that could be standardized at W3C -- it is technical ecosystem agnostic. Or, another way to put it is -- the underlying technology is so common place that most every society on the planet has adopted it (e.g., the web, DNS, TLS, TCP/IP, etc.). It is also worth noting that each one of those started out as a "technical ecosystem", until it won out over the competition. -- manu -- Manu Sporny - https://www.linkedin.com/in/manusporny/ Founder/CEO - Digital Bazaar, Inc. https://www.digitalbazaar.com/
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