Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV

2010-04-30 Thread Boy Lane
em. - Original Message - From: Brandon Husbands To: Boy Lane Cc: Discrete Dreamscape ; opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV Sighs. Last post I am going to wor

Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV

2010-04-30 Thread Boy Lane
riginal Message - From: Brandon Husbands To: Boy Lane Cc: Discrete Dreamscape ; opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 4:29 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV My credentials are not up for discussion. Most in Second Life

Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV

2010-04-30 Thread Boy Lane
ll to your credibility Mr. Brandon Husbands :). - Original Message - From: Boy Lane To: Brandon Husbands ; Discrete Dreamscape Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV I

Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV

2010-04-30 Thread Boy Lane
ly conclude you are the troll here. Boy - Original Message - From: Brandon Husbands To: Discrete Dreamscape Cc: Boy Lane ; opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 3:55 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV I do not add

Re: [opensource-dev] Viewer blacklist to replace the TPV

2010-04-29 Thread Boy Lane
We certainly should follow the bright example of Emerald / Modularsystems, where you Discrete are a member of. A pseudo company set up and owned by known banned griefer JCool aka who revived his banned account(s) under the names of Fractured Crystal/Fractured Modularsystems. Back to their registra

[opensource-dev] getLastOwner() information for inventory items

2010-04-25 Thread Boy Lane
Hi, We know that for objects/prims information about the last owner is stored and can be pulled from the database. Several viewers implement that as a useful feature to e.g. trace the origin of dubious in the copybot age. I've tried to access the Last Owner information for inventory items that

Re: [opensource-dev] Quiet amendments of TPV (again)

2010-04-20 Thread Boy Lane
Thanks Joe, I was not aware that there is an ongoing discussion. Which would be 3am in the middle of the night for me anyway. But thumbs up for the initiative. Boy - Original Message - From: Joe Linden To: Boy Lane Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Tuesday

[opensource-dev] Quiet amendments of TPV (again)

2010-04-20 Thread Boy Lane
As this did not make it into the mailing list yet but is rather important, LL changed the TPV policy again, quiet, in the background. I don't know how this affects the legal validity of that document people agreed by clickwrapping since the new ToS popup, I just want to make you aware of that. R

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-15 Thread Boy Lane
Looking at this mailing list the meeting with Joe did not do anything but put new oil in the fire. People start the same interpretation of intentions all over again that were already discussed to death. Intentions were never questioned. I don't really know what the point is of going through all

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-10 Thread Boy Lane
Tateru wrote in this regards. The short form: https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/opensource-dev/2010-April/001633.html Boy - Original Message - From: "Carlo Wood" To: "Boy Lane" Cc: "Joe Miller" ; Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 9:22 PM Subject: Re: [ope

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-09 Thread Boy Lane
voice plan. Many people are not fluent in English but can read and write. Thanks! - Original Message - From: Joe Miller To: Boy Lane Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 11:30 PM Subject: Re: Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-09 Thread Boy Lane
r and it's legal standing to TPV? Nothing. - Original Message - From: Simon Disk To: Boy Lane Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV I understand i

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-09 Thread Boy Lane
, isn't it :) - Original Message - From: Simon Disk To: Boy Lane Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 9:07 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV Why does creating an alt mean your jumping on LL's side?

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-09 Thread Boy Lane
Why would I create an alt to jump stupidity on the side of LL? Not only can they track someone, but why would I let my principles of integrity and reputation go just to attend some set up meeting with a questionable agenda? - Original Message - From: Simon Disk To: Boy Lane Cc

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-09 Thread Boy Lane
3rd party viewer policy without forcing these developers beforehand to accept that exact policy in question. - Original Message - From: "Nicholaz Beresford" To: ; "Boy Lane" Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 8:38 PM Subject: Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV >

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-09 Thread Boy Lane
hat allows for this. The beta grid would be such an option. Boy - Original Message - From: Joe Linden To: Boy Lane Cc: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 1:32 PM Subject: Re: Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV Of course you can

Re: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV

2010-04-08 Thread Boy Lane
Thanks Joe. Unfortunately one can not attend without going inworld and accepting ToS/TPV in the first place. > - Original Message - > Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:24:57 -0700 > From: Joe Linden > Subject: [opensource-dev] Brown-bag meeting to continue dialog on TVPV > next Tuesday (4/13) >

[opensource-dev] TPV: The status of the Viewer Community

2010-04-08 Thread Boy Lane
As the commencement date of TPV comes closer I've compiled a list of the known 3rd party viewers and their current status. Please add if I missed anything or there are any news. Viewers stopped development for Secondlife: Imprudence (full) RealXtend (full) Luna (full) Viewers stopped develo

[opensource-dev] Case closed. Was: Re: Can you legally agree to incomprehensible conditions

2010-04-02 Thread Boy Lane
Case closed. -1 http://my.opera.com/boylane/blog/rainbow-viewer-endgame-release-5-the-final - Original Message - From: "Boy Lane" To: "Morgaine" Cc: Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Can you legally agree to incompre

Re: [opensource-dev] Can you legally agree to incomprehensible conditions

2010-04-01 Thread Boy Lane
Clearly NO. Honestly, I don't know why this matters anymore. Everything was said. Linden made it clear they'll stick to their TPV "guns". Four viewer projects announced they discontinue support for SL, that is Imprudence, RealXtend, Luna and Rainbow. Some other people still hang on but probabl

Re: [opensource-dev] A note on preserving "NO WARRANTY" for SL TPV developers

2010-03-29 Thread Boy Lane
Small correction here, according to the FAQ the commencement date of TPV is 30 April, so one more month from now on. - Original Message - From: Morgaine To: opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Cc: Boy Lane ; Ryan McDougall Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:36 AM Subject: A

Re: [opensource-dev] licenses and the "chain of command"

2010-03-25 Thread Boy Lane
While this may protect a viewer developer from direct responsibility towards a user, it does not provide any protection against LL. Assuming I have to clickwrap-accept TPV by 30 April before I'm allowed to connect to the SecondLife grid, I still accept universal guilt towards LL. Example: A con

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-24 Thread Boy Lane
@Darmath You wrote you are a law student and this is certainly a very interesting subject to explore, without getting really involved. Unless you make your own viewer. I think we agree here about the underlying common sense and the good intentions of everyone in this discussion. I believe we c

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-23 Thread Boy Lane
Thanks Joe for just confirming our concerns. > If a developer of a TPV never uses it to connect to SL, there is nothing in > that > document that applies to them. Period. By the same token, if that viewer is > designed and intended to be used to access the Second Life grid(s) there are > respon

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-23 Thread Boy Lane
dy said they do not plan to update their policy again. Therefore only option 3 remains. Luv, Boy ----- Original Message - From: Joe Linden To: Ryan McDougall Cc: Argent Stonecutter ; Boy Lane ; opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 3:53 AM Subject: Re: [openso

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-21 Thread Boy Lane
really paid lawyers for this (which they supposedly hired)? - Original Message - From: Harleen Gretzky To: Boy Lane Cc: Tayra Dagostino ; opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com Sent: Monday, March 22, 2010 12:19 AM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-21 Thread Boy Lane
e LL's TPV does violate GPL terms and conditions by putting further restrictions - independent of usage of a resulting program - on software and developers. That's a fact with the current "legalese". Beating a dead horse :) - Original Message - From: "Tayra Da

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-21 Thread Boy Lane
quot;Tayra Dagostino" To: "Boy Lane" Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 11:28 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date > On Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:05:29 +0800 > "Boy Lane" wrote: > >> Again, I completely agree with you. I

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-21 Thread Boy Lane
makes the first attempt pointless. And because of that all and every current 3rd party viewers based on GPLed LL sources can not be allowed to connect to the SL grid. - Original Message - From: "Tayra Dagostino" To: "Boy Lane" Cc: Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-21 Thread Boy Lane
LL* current 3rd party SL viewers other than Naali or from scratched progammed text clients. Boy - Original Message - From: "Tayra Dagostino" To: "Boy Lane" Cc: "Joe Linden" ; Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 10:15 PM Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Third part

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-21 Thread Boy Lane
cious ones which do not care about any policy anyway; laughing all their way to their next rip. If that policy stays as it is, it would mean the end of all legal 3rd party viewer developments for SecondLife. But perhaps that's exactly what LL tries to achieve after all. Sadly. Boy -

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-20 Thread Boy Lane
rrent version is binding and/or when will an updated version be available? Thanks for your kind attention. Hopefully... - Original Message - From: "Boy Lane" To: Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 10:11 PM Subject: Third party viewer policy: commencement date > It has been

[opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy: commencement date

2010-03-09 Thread Boy Lane
It has been 14 days since the initial draft of the 3PVP was published and we were told it will be reworked to include comments, concerns and suggestions. Two weeks have passed since and besides a FAQ that also says the policy is being worked on there have been no news. As this is a mission crit

Re: [opensource-dev] Third party viewer policy

2010-02-24 Thread Boy Lane
I would like to reiterate on one point that was mentioned shortly already, the liability of a developer. LL's new policy says under 7. "If you are a user or Developer of Third-Party Viewers: a. You are responsible for all uses you make of Third-Party Viewers, and if you are a Developer, you a