Single Account for Everything

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Created 3 years ago, edited 7 months ago.
Status changed 7 months ago

Author:

Garda

Status:
Under dev. review

Score:

799
929 votes

Idea:

It's best to have a single account that can be used in every service related to Mint -- Forums, linuxmint-art, and this community.

Comments:

10 hours ago	seaven_keneval	i agree with Ledduk and coverturtle. The idea of multiple logins,accounts and passwords is clunky and is of a 20th century mindset. a physical item such as USB stick or micro SD be used to hold credentials to allow instant access-universally. I guess this is more then a local issue and needs to be solved industry wide. I promote linuxfanatiks solution.
1 month ago	disPPlay	I would like to see a good implementation of this idea. A single log in acount for all of the linuxmint subdomains.
1 month ago	coverturtle	This is a helpful idea but from a security viewpoint some areas will probably require access control and an the additional login for the more privileged accesses.
2 months ago	glock172	It's very good idea.
3 months ago	Ledduk	I think this idea has dragged on long enough and it's time for the powers that are to jump into this discussion and explain to us exactly why they choose to not accept this idea when it's apparent a majority of members give it a thumbs up. Please enlighten us.
5 months ago	jahid_0903014	Agreed
5 months ago	chuckythegeek	Please implement?
5 months ago	Single	I don't care
6 months ago	Shin	I agree, good idea.
6 months ago	akanashiro	Agree!
7 months ago	sunewbie	:D :D But, i feel, this will mean a lot of work for Dev Team. Maybe they are managing Forums and Community independently.
7 months ago	eastwood	totally agree!
8 months ago	dmwsdq	why the hell is this rejected? -,- in case of the difficult implementation, i think the mark must be postponed
9 months ago	ktree325	I strongly agree. It does not make sense to have multiple accounts when dealing with the same distribution. One account for all LinuxMint-related areas of interest makes much more sense.
9 months ago	manojwins	right. It should be considered.
9 months ago	spandan	good idea, it would be much easy
9 months ago	hoppimike	Tricky to implement I think. But a very good idea :)
10 months ago	Mintification	I'm still hoping for this, even though it's rejected :)
10 months ago	mysoomro	Good Idea.. It resembles the google account and Yahoo accounts.. Nice one.. I think this idea should be considered..
10 months ago	Mintification	For all the reasons below, please yes.
11 months ago	linuxfanatik	This could be linked by a visual image, chosen by the individual member and (as a sort of Watermark) agreed by LinuxMint as a cross-reference to your Central Membership login and strenthening your password by adding this visual image and reducing the number of times you need to login as you cross borders within the Membership and Servers. To validate a member a member only needs to supply the image registered with LinuxMint and or the Password, stored on the individual members computer AND the Server at Linuxmint. This image could be no larger than 100X100 pixels to keep down size limits. Linuxfanatik
11 months ago	DestinFaroda	I like centralism, consistency and interoperability. If it is possible is another question.
11 months ago	LightWaveX	great idea, but I don't think that they have the same servers for each site. Unless they keep the servers in sync or use a separate accounts server, this will be a difficult idea.
11 months ago	AAAAAAAHHHH	please please please...
11 months ago	bluemeda	I agree
1 year ago	joelz	I like the idea. If this went ahead, could this mean that even experience points can be increased for using anything Linux online? It would be nice if they could somehow be linked together. Would make it better (more convenient) for some users
1 year ago	zafar	agreed... but vulnerable...
1 year ago	Tony	If Clem and the other deities deem the idea to be impractical, maybe we could have a slightly different icon, so that we can distinguish between Community and Forums on our browser's Bookmarks Bar.
1 year ago	Commodore	Yes, I just registered to join the "Community", setting up my username and password. I then went to the forums and found out I have to register again and the username I used in the community is taken.
1 year ago	nitesh	beacuse of it's relates to of security concern , becuse of having same password will demote the user
1 year ago	bdheeman	I don't understand why it was rejected :(
1 year ago	Ghtxt	Because of un-ending Password prompts
1 year ago	Praveer	yes It should be like OpenID type for mint
1 year ago	arshadali520	That's my idea
1 year ago	quake0	That is a great idea!
1 year ago	doctroya	I think this is a simple good idea! One 4 all, that's right!
1 year ago	krause	Uma das melhores idéias que eu já vi aqui e foi rejeitada, como?
1 year ago	sandeepattri	Yes, consider using openID!
1 year ago	sunewbie	while single ID is a good idea, sometimes there is a danger of using open ID. If it is hacked, hacker can get access to everything. So I cautiously promoted it.
1 year ago	joypilhub	Yeah, consider using openID!
1 year ago	Herb	i agree
1 year ago	kamran	this makes perfect sense.. why was it rejected?
1 year ago	Anleoje	rejected... u.u
1 year ago	niels	I thought the forum was part of the community. So what is this community login needed for?
1 year ago	UniqueIdentifier	This is a no-brainer.
1 year ago	thunderkiss65	I came here to demote an idea I thought was to create a single-user linux account. I like the idea of a one account for all services. I was just wondering when I came here why my forum account info wouldnt log me in. I had to register again.
1 year ago	MarkX	Love it, please do it. Who knows why this was rejected. It must have to do with server ownership for the community vs. the main Linux Mint servers...mabye...I have no idea it just sounded good.
1 year ago	jayantr7	I agree with this idea... It's very daunting to sign in 2 times if I wanna be active in both Forums & Community
1 year ago	timhack007	I have read this blog: http://www.symphonious.net/2007/08/17/the-problem-with-openid/. This is a good idea but what if our provider has gone? or what will be the bad effects we have just a single account to use? I will promote this idea but we should also consider what will be the effect in case there will be a problem arise so we can prevent it or know what we will do. =)
1 year ago	psyckers	Cool, I'm liking that.
1 year ago	pmunos3	Sounds like a good idea. I'm game.
1 year ago	zacklyke	I mean sure for ease of use this would be great but is it really that difficult to navigate between the services? The free services? There are probably quite a few people who use the Forums but don't typically use the Community page, and people who use the aforementioned without going near the Art page because it's not their bag. All three sites are very different in what they deliver, not sure why adding two extra links to your bookmarks toolbar / folder is enough of an issue to warrant a merge of the services. Use roughly the same username for all 3 if you plan to use all 3 and we'll know who you are :)
1 year ago	ihends	yeah, it would be nice and neat.. wonder why it's rejected.. probably because they have to manage everything from the scratch again..
1 year ago	kazztan0325	I would like to promote this idea! I don't understand why this was rejected.
1 year ago	blueXrider	Still able to make comments on a rejected idea?
1 year ago	blueXrider	I agree with http://community.linuxmint.com/user/view/3131 Community pages are not exactly carrying the same level of private nor financial information that those from your bank. Setting up an account with community.linuxmint.com requires no verification of your real identity beyond an email address(which could be from any number of rather anonymous providers, even a temporary one). The web pages are not served over https either. As a result, no, it is not even meant to be "really secure", let's go for convenience. I am all for OpenID.
1 year ago	chash27	that would be better! no need to remember different password and accound id too.
1 year ago	yves910	If and only if, the security isn't hurt
1 year ago	bksingh	It would certainly bring a lot of convenience to users and who says it's not possible or difficult to implement? Everything is possible by Linux Mint people and I have no doubt about it.
2 years ago	Zenettii	OpenID - Problem solved, and keeps in the spirit of FOSS. Great idea for single login, and promted.
2 years ago	trollboy	It's a nice idea and has been "promoted" but it would be hellish to actually implement
2 years ago	maverickjesterx	I never did understand why the forums and the community site have different logins. I mean they are the same entity or?
2 years ago	linuxfanatik	Not a bad idea - but if it means using the same password - forget it! Passwords are strong because they are a single, unique, independent unit. Their strength lies in their uniqueness - you only have to change one character to make it completely different - and, it makes sense to record it in a password wallet online - (and perhaps in your free Ubuntu One, Cloud Account)and in a little book, in real time in your bedroom,say, to keep the password/s secure.
2 years ago	frank-wambura	onthe main page(home) you have the options to either select if its linux mint,forum,blog or news....that will be awesome
2 years ago	james1345	Nice idea. I seem to remember a discussion about this (could even have been here) a while ago that said it was desirable but neither a quick task nor a priority. Still, thumbs up :)
2 years ago	avegas	This could possibly be implemented using this django app https://code.google.com/p/django-cas/ or this ruby app https://code.google.com/p/rubycas-server/
2 years ago	Skywalker	Great Idea.
2 years ago	rajes619	i recently installed linux mint with 30gb installation space (vista preinstalled in drive C) in other drive D. i got some problems in playing video files.video files stammers while play.i wonder if its video memory can be managed. anybody here suggest some solutions :?:
2 years ago	hortelan	I know: Centralize all ID/PWD in a "Mint server center", and loggin on "Mint server center" automaticaly by using your Mint profile. It's a very good idea!
2 years ago	Koffeehaus	Ubuntu has that already. However I've got the same username for all Mint accounts, and in case of merger there will be conflict issues. And I'm sure I'm not the only one who uses a single username throughout. Otherwise, users would have to re-register their accounts anew and thats asking too much. Not everyone will be happy and the community would lose its users.
2 years ago	crhylove	Rejecting such a popular idea is paramount to censorship. Please explain.
2 years ago	Qruqs	Can't you just create an account on each service, using the same UID/PWD?
2 years ago	akash211	why this Idea is rejected?
2 years ago	dickens	centralization so its called
2 years ago	lgt60	One password to rule them all!!! gets my vote.
2 years ago	jamesm	Yes they should make it one account login, but as the forum and others the logins are in there own tables, but i do know its possible, Fedora uses there fas login system with there forum and there community wiki.
2 years ago	dickens	bright idea
2 years ago	Shostako	Really a good idea, it will be perfect. I don't know if it is possible, but I promote it :)
2 years ago	xarewar	good idea : )
2 years ago	drum	Big idea
2 years ago	aprilland	This is a good idea, but hard to implement, I guess (otherwise it would have been already implemented). But I support it.
2 years ago	simpleman619	Oh geez.. Well, I'm relatively new to Linux, having dabbled in it briefly once or twice in the past, but... If you ask me, I think we could afford the extra burden of having to type a few characters more in order to save them a mountain of work.. These people are working tirelessly to provide us with the best OS money CANNOT buy, and the website is great. I say we give MINT some credit for the GREATEST OS variation and their website, and cut them little slack.. BESIDES, with the free time they have, perhaps they could work on a better/easier driver integration interface, and contribute to the WINE projects core (it could certainly use a little help)! ;) Either that, or start talking to corporate game/app makers, encouraging them to support Linux as a viable platform. Sometimes drivers can be hairy for us newbies... without the ability to incorporate (sometimes unavailable) third party closed-source drivers WITH EASE (for things like video cards and printers), Linux (in general) will never be able to truly compete with the giant.. I think we're almost there.. I couldn't have been more impressed with the last install of Linux Mint 10 RC (Ubuntu spin off).. It was AWESOME.. Easy, flawless, and it even auto-detected my internet settings! Still, I was stuck when I upgraded my video card, until I had somebody help me.. So in summary, I think we should focus our energy more on the software side, and leave the websites alone for now. They're very nice. Hmmm... IN FACT, that's something I think I could contribute: I'm going to get a few "support the Linux platform" emails out today to corporate game makers. Cheers!
2 years ago	groenator	I agree, will make our life easy.......
2 years ago	Norv	...There isn't a single account for the various services of the site? That's very unexpected, sorry.
2 years ago	Maxim1995	Wolud make life easier.
2 years ago	simpleblue	This would help to make it easier for people to get active. I can say for myself that I don't like to make too many accounts, so I held back for a while before I signed up on this one. Great idea!
2 years ago	pazuzuthewise	Would be nice if & only if not too great a trouble to implement.
2 years ago	joelj	Great Idea...
2 years ago	Apple	Would be cool but the different services are separate from each other
2 years ago	Delta_Magic	That would be great if it is possible.
2 years ago	welshgog	A good idea, but is it achievable / workable ??
2 years ago	timmi	The problem lies in the fact that they use different platforms for different services. If one platform was able to handle everything we wanted - ie the support forum, this forum, and the other, then it would be so. Otherwise, you'll be asking them to jump through hoops, to develop a front end, so that we can have a login that logs us into all platforms at the same time (like grouply), or try to find something like that ourselves. And I'd hate to see development time taken away to satisfy this need. So... the question is, rather, can the 2 places be consolidated into one? Because in the end, it will not only satisfy the users, in being less confusing, but also the administrators who will reduce their maintenance headaches.
2 years ago	vishwasmeshram	if we are using mint then it is very useful to have only one account for all aspect related to mint.........
2 years ago	execellent23	yeah..we need one acc for all....
2 years ago	aneurysm1985	Agree with this. Just spent re-wrote the same software review 3 times before realising that I had only signed up for a 'forum' account, not a 'community' account. Would be great to have just one account.
2 years ago	cardinal4	+1 for joint account. Our normal Web experience requires enough different usernames as it is already. Mint should be the smoothest and most integrated experience ever!
2 years ago	Innis87	I'm relatively new to Linux, and having an open ID would make it easier to get involved. that said, so far I'm having a good experience with the Linux. it kind of seems like the programmers are capable of intuitive thought. Its an OS that doesn't make me want to throw my computer out windows. =P
2 years ago	Bob63	I was actually quite surprised that I needed (yet) another account to be set up in order to join here. Since every place insists on such inconvenience, I'm glad Firefox can keep track of it for me. Otherwise I wouldn't have made the effort.
2 years ago	matti	The technical issues with single-id-login have been solved long ago and it is a way of life in most businesses. A very easy way out would be implementing acceptance and use of OpenID. Community pages are not exactly carrying the same level of private nor financial information that those from your bank. Setting up an account with community.linuxmint.com requires no verification of your real identity beyond an email address(which could be from any number of rather anonymous providers, even a temporary one). The web pages are not served over https either. As a result, no, it is not even meant to be "really secure", let's go for convenience. I am all for OpenID.
3 years ago	hutch	I realise the headaches involved in the linking up of the servers and services and aggree with it's rejection until these could be overcome.
3 years ago	yves910	Yes more comfortable but really secure ?
3 years ago	trans	If the account can link to ubuntu one it would be great
3 years ago	neau	+1 for OpenID on all Mint sites. Support the next web.
3 years ago	Santiago	+1 though i recognize there's quite a number of technical problems to overcome in order to get this to work. No to mention arrangements with partner sites.
3 years ago	Frank	I totally agree!
3 years ago	OliverBerlin	I see there coming up a lot of problems with this idea, but it would be very comfortable for all the users.
3 years ago	VICTOR360	agree +10000000000000000000
3 years ago	anyoneelse	I thing, the important thing is not the account since one can have same on all. However it is good to have them together one a single website & server - on this for example- .
3 years ago	baffle-boy	YES PLEASE! it's really confusing with all these websites each having different accounts.
3 years ago	carlp101	This sounds like an excellent idea.
3 years ago	foxesglacier	Totally agree.
3 years ago	Koninator	This would be great, I think this would be simple to accomplish when you register on one service, service adds you in database and then send message to all other services "I have new user" and other services also add you. If we would make standard form, for registration, you could make script which will send this from from website to all mint service servers. Every service would still have her own database with user names. ( We just need standard registration form and multi-send JavaScript on web page )
3 years ago	remoulder	This idea has already been rejected, why keep voting on it?
3 years ago	DavidHunter	+1 :)
3 years ago	johnsossa	OpenID
3 years ago	karanosov	I agree too, would be nice if this could be realized
3 years ago	sdim	I agree with the idea of Open ID.
3 years ago	stilesalaska	Yes Open ID! Would be Great!
3 years ago	Minko	open ID
3 years ago	telliam	+1 OpenID
3 years ago	Richard	OpenID
3 years ago	jamie_boo	+1 OpenID
3 years ago	dim3000	Maybe having a secure centralized server?
3 years ago	Fr3d	I like the idea But it would be good to avoid the mess Blizzard got into with shop, gaming and forum accounts never seeming to match up correctly.! Start soon before there are too many duplicated accounts by non identical users.
3 years ago	GrayWizardLinux	yes - much easier then.
3 years ago	McLovin	it would be good, but unfortunately linuxmint-art.org is hosted by someone else, the opendesktop.org team, so the logistics are really an issue for that
3 years ago	hectorlca	If it's difficult to create a unified username password for mint, just have your browser handle that for you.
3 years ago	Napster	Thats a nice idea. Improves usability
3 years ago	Mutiny32	Has OpenID been suggested yet?
3 years ago	zts-it	At least make the 3-letter user accounts acceptable so I (and most likely others) can use the same username as in Mint forums (which does accepts 3-character usernames).
3 years ago	Tertitten	ERR: clem, not clam :)
3 years ago	Tertitten	clam: It should not be all that difficult for anyone with expert knowledge to mysql in my opinion, if the sites are on different server then that should not be a problem to, it can all be done with mysql/php even though the site engines are completelly different. We have done so with great success in the past..
3 years ago	ddalley	OpenID is the way to go.
3 years ago	doc54	OK, solo se può semplificare la vita agli utenti.
3 years ago	TerminusEst	I disagree, the security flaws and technical difficulties would be a pain. Not worth it.
3 years ago	jackintheoc	Deep thinking has me strongly opposing this. This site is for helpful use - not general use.
3 years ago	clem	I completely agree with the idea but for many reasons it won't be done. The software portal will be merged with this website, but the forums will always be separate and so will the blog and the wiki. Even though it's a good idea, I'm marking it as rejected because I know it won't be addressed in the near future.
3 years ago	enekoperez	I agree, although I guess it's not an easy task.
3 years ago	johanduc	If there is too much work to make changes to the applications to work with one user-account ;I don't care to use multiple logins;if not that much effort needed to accomplisch this;it's always better.....to use one account.You can do this gradually.
3 years ago	kc1di	this to me as a user would be best, But I understand technically it may be very difficult to accomplish.
3 years ago	syeef	Good idea ! If possible i also agree...
3 years ago	geekliketodd	There are some rather serious difficulties, most of the applications the site uses has it's own idea of how to manage users that doesn't mesh well from one app to another, my advice is.. make your password the same. as a free service it's not that big of a deal.
3 years ago	luckyphillipe	Yes, I think its a good idea...hope the technical difficulties can be worked out!
3 years ago	ArcherSeven	OpenID seems like a good idea, one I'd like to look into if my own site ever sparks. The risk involved in trying to universalize databases across many servers/countries is certainly hard to overcome.
3 years ago	harbitk	I like the single account thing because I type like a blindfolded monkey. The less typing I do the more I get done.
3 years ago	nanux	The OpenID solution will be great.
3 years ago	Rovanion	OpenID could be used to authenticate all services
3 years ago	Pariah	I like it too, except I don't think the Linuxmint-Art site would work because it's part of the openDesktop.org community of sites and a person has one account for that..well I guess it's possible
3 years ago	myoption	Support.
3 years ago	mmesantos1	Would be nice, but I can see how this would be hard to accomplish, though logistically the benefit may out way the difficulty.
3 years ago	beefstu	@indieinvader isn't that how Ubuntu deals with things? Seems to work ok.
3 years ago	indieinvader	Using the OpenID oauth architecture could make logging into discrete services with one ID relatively simple (you could even host your own OpenID server)
3 years ago	heltonbiker	that could be made gradually, considering the difficulties involved, but is a very user-welcome goal, for sure! Something google-style! :-P
3 years ago	dawgdoc	Of course, the account users could take all of the security risks by having the same username and password for each. ;} Though, not the same as logging in once for all sites.
3 years ago	clem	One of the problems resides in the fact that the services are split between different servers, for instance the forums are in Canada while the Software Portal is in Germany... allowing remote access to the database is also a security risk.
3 years ago	holyguyver	I also agree, though it is indeed true as well that technically that would not be easy.
3 years ago	clem	'I agree, although there are technical difficulties involved.'

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