On Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:55:29 +1100, Darmath wrote: > Marine Kelley wrote: > > Besides I don't see why on Earth any RL info should be disclosed to > > everyone in the open, it is nobody's business except LL's who is > > making and publishing third party viewers to connect to their grid. To > > me the average developer of a third party viewer should be allowed to > > remain anonymous, since the real griefers are never going to publish > > their data anyway. And since a viewer developer cannot be held > > responsible for the use of their viewer (despite what the policy > > implies), this is a moot point. > > I disagree. It's actually the business of the user of the client who the > relevant developer is.
Because you can actually know who are *all* the real persons behind *any* Open Source project ?... You know, people do use pseudonyms a lot, on Internet... Anyway, no where in the GPL will you find that a developper *must* disclose their true identity. SL raises a further concern for developpers: as an adult role-playing game (yes, I know, some people think SL is not game, but it is for many), being able to put a real name behind an avatar means that you can discover the most intimate kinks of a real person. This would be a huge, unacceptable breach in this person's privacy. Henri. _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
