The Burbclave. Crime scene chalk by miikkahoo, on Flickr When I announced the Mainland Renaissance Project just over a week ago, I had a renewed optimism for Second Life and high hopes about doing something good for the mainland. Unfortunately I didn’t anticipate being locked out of my account the next day, and potentially losing my account, my land, my creations, and a part of my virtual identity altogether on October 26th unless the trouble ticket that I filed a week ago is dealt with quickly. I’d like to apologize to anyone who has sent me any landmarks to check out for this project. Should I be allowed to return to Second Life, I fully intend to go forward with this project, even though it has now been a bit delayed. Unfortunately I find myself in a position that is far too common with Linden Lab’s customer support, a sort of limbo where I’ve jumped through every hoop requested to correct a mistake that they partially share the blame for… and waited…wand waited…and waited.
The Tundra Project. When the realXtend project started in the fall of 2007, two different technologies were chosen as the starting point for development; the OpenSimulator server (based on reverse-engineered Second Life servers) and the open source Second Life viewer. The platforms were chosen as the best available candidates considering the rapid prototyping necessitated by the project’s six-month schedule. Even in hindsight the choices were good, despite the negative issues encountered further along the development. The prototype produced during the first stage of the project proved successful technology wise and it gained a fair amount of positive publicity. The licensing and technology of the Second Life viewer had been somewhat problematic from the start and the situation was getting worse with increasingly ambitious technological goals for the project. Early 2009 saw the emergence of the Naali project. The Tundra Server Interoperability between different worlds is an important question.
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