Re: [Payments Architecture] A vision statement for the web payments architecture work

I think most are in agreement that decentralized is better than centralized
for a democratised system where the goal is to give no party an advantage
over others purely due to the architecture of the system.

Having said that, I'm not sure  what you mean by "payments should be
decentralized". Can you explain or propose the content you think would be
appropriate?

On 22 May 2015 at 12:33, Melvin Carvalho <melvincarvalho@gmail.com> wrote:

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> On 18 May 2015 at 14:58, Adrian Hope-Bailie <adrian@hopebailie.com> wrote:
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>> The IG are trying to finalize a short vision statement for the work we
>> are undertaking, specifically with regards to the architecture we will be
>> developing, for payments on the Web.
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>> The document is intended to express the technical principles we consider
>> important in the design of the architecture and I'd appreciate some input
>> on it's content.
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>> The document is also intended to be short, less than a page, and as such
>> not too detailed. It's purpose is to frame the design and allow all
>> stakeholders to agree up front that we are aligned on our vision.
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>> The audience should be broad, and not necessarily payments or Web
>> technology experts, but since this is related to the design of a technical
>> architecture the content will be technical.
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>> Please have a look at the first draft of this document and send me your
>> feedback.
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>> https://www.w3.org/Payments/IG/wiki/Payment_Agent_Task_Force/Vision
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> Does the IG think payments should be decentralized?
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> If so, perhaps a short bullet point on that?
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>> Thanks,
>> Adrian
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>> p.s. Thanks Ian Jacobs for the initial work in getting this started.
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