Seems like twitter has a pretty good solution. Display names are unique. And your login account isn't public so you have better security. Default your display name to your current SL name. After that people can request the name they want. As far as scripts, chat, everything else, that use your text version of your name, they all change on other systems and we get by.
Mystical _____ From: opensource-dev-boun...@lists.secondlife.com [mailto:opensource-dev-boun...@lists.secondlife.com] On Behalf Of Daniel Smith Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:53 PM To: Baloo Uriza; opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] display names = the end of 1.x viewers? On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Baloo Uriza <ba...@ursamundi.org> wrote: On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:15:14 -0700, Daniel Smith wrote: > I'll ask the Lindens a direct question: > > What will you do to prevent others from using my username as their > displayname? I'm going to hazard to guess the answer is "nothing." If anything, this brings SL into better parity with the real world, where many people might have the same name. Thanks for playing. Just sign up last week? Based on the feedback here and on the blog, so many people are upset about this very question that the Lindens will pretty much have to address the issue. The documentation trail on this is a mile long. If they do nothing, situations will occur that will end up in court. Bet on it. 4 year SL'er, Daniel -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume
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