On 8/13/07, Anthony <wikitech(a)inbox.org> wrote:
If I am incorrect (or for that matter, if I'm
correct), I'd appreciate
it if someone would point us to an official description of SUL.
Here's a description, though I have no way of knowing whether or not
it's correct:
"The upcoming unified login system combines the user accounts for all
of these projects. The greatest advantages are single sign-up (you
don't have to create your account again on each new project you get
involved with; your existing username comes with you) and consistent
identity (your username now always means you; no one else can take
your name on another project)."
"Registering a username reserves it everywhere; this means different
users can no longer register the same account on different wikis.
Users only need to set and confirm their email address in one account.
Future changes may alert users when they have received a message on
any wiki, but this is not yet available."
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/H:UL
By the way, I was wrong when I said that unifying passwords and emails
are not part of SUL. Unifying passwords and emails is part of SUL.
Unifying of other preferences isn't.
"User preferences are local, although the email address only needs to
be set and confirmed in one place. You can continue to have different
preferences on different sites."