User talk:Dwober

I am new to OpenSimulator, and have been having trouble installing v.6.6 provided at this site, in spite of following the configuration and start-up instructions given here. I am still hopeful that I will be able to create and view a simulation using this package, perhaps with some help from existing users.

I have been able to install v.6.1, thanks to the folks at Digital Media Universe, who have provided a download at the following web-page:

http://www.dmu.com/opensime/opene0.html

By downloading the 6.1 files into my root directory, changing a few lines in the OpenSim.ini file, and following the start-up instructions provided, I was able to create a simulation and access that simulation both locally and remotely, all in the space of less than an hour.

I would like to suggest to the OpenSimulator development team that they consider providing a default installation that would run in stand-alone mode upon installation, and which would connect to a test grid if run in grid mode.

By providing new users with an installation that ran "out-of-the-box", rather than having to review extensive documentation, FAQ files, etc., the user base would probably increase dramatically.

It should be possible to create an installation package which will automatically assign a default position on an existing grid, on a first-come, first-serve basis, such that available grid locations could be given to simulators which polled the grid, and freed up for the next user when the simulator logged off the grid.

Of course, I realize that all this work would have to be done by volunteers, who are not obligated to do any such thing. I also know, however, that many gamers will not spend the time to install a package with a large learning curve, and will simply move on to the next game that they can install and play.