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=== What is OpenSimulator? ===
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OpenSimulator is a 3D Application Server. It can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) which can be accessed through a variety of clients, on multiple protocols. OpenSimulator allows you to develop your environment using the technologies you feel work best - we've designed the software to be easily extendable through [[Getting Started with Region Modules|loadable modules]] to build completely custom configurations. OpenSimulator is released under a [[BSD License]], making it both open source, and commercially friendly to embed in products.

Out of the box, OpenSimulator can be used to simulate a virtual environment similar to Second Life™ (including client compatibility). Other environments, protocols and features are supported via add on modules. For a list of available modules check out our [http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/ forge site].

Although OpenSimulator is still considered '''alpha software''', many people are [http://technorati.com/search/opensim?authority=a4&language=en doing exciting things with it].

=== Features ===
Even though OpenSimulator is relatively young software it already has many useful features
* Supports creating multiple 'worlds' in a single application instance.
* Supports multiple clients and protocols - access the same world at the same time via multiple protocols.
* Extensive ability to customize your avatar, both with custom clothing, skins, and attached objects.
* Realtime Physics Simulation, with multiple engine options including ODE.
* The ability to create content real time in the environment using in world building tools. What you see is what you get.
* In world application development using a number of different languages, including LSL/OSSL, C#, JScript and VB.NET

=== Using OpenSimulator ===
The fastest way to get started using OpenSimulator is to create an account on [http://osgrid.org OSGrid], then download the [http://opensim-viewer.sourceforge.net/ Hippo Viewer] or [http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php Linden Lab's Second Life viewer] (amongst others) to connect to OSGrid. This process should take no longer than 10 minutes, and will give you a flavor for what OpenSimulator is like.

You can also easily connect to any one of the many [[Grid_List|public grids]] on the internet.

Or you could [[Download]] and run a simple standalone OpenSim on your Windows, Linux or Mac desktop to create and preview content.

=== Running your own OpenSimulator ===

If you are interested in running your own OpenSimulator server, to host your own 3D environments you'll want to check out the following links:

*[[Download|Getting OpenSimulator]]
*[[Build Instructions|Building OpenSimulator]]
*[[Configuration|Configuring OpenSimulator]]
*[[Setting Up Mega-Regions]]
*[[Running|Running OpenSimulator]] '''(Windows / Linux Scripts for Management & Operations)'''
*[[Console Commands]]
*[[FAQ|Frequently Asked Questions in Running OpenSimulator]]
*[[Technical Reference|Technical Reference Pages]]

=== Participating in the OpenSimulator Community ===
OpenSimulator is an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source open source] project, and is powered by the community members that devote time and energy to the effort. There are many ways to participate and contribute to the community:
* Participate via [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Relay_Chat IRC] - [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim #opensim] (for users), [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim-dev #opensim-dev] (for developers) and [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim-scripts #opensim-scripts]
* Participate via the mailing lists - [https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users opensim-users] (for users) and [https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev opensim-dev] (for developers).
* [[WikiStructure|Contribute to this wiki]], making the OpenSimulator documentation even better.
* Report [[bugs]], submit [[Submitting_code_to_OpenSim|patches]] or submit content contributions via our [http://opensimulator.org/mantis/ mantis bug tracker]
* Create an OpenSimulator related project hosted on the [http://forge.opensimulator.org Forge] or [http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Related_Software elsewhere] on the web. In the forge there are over a dozen registered projects, and it's a great way to further extend the OpenSimulator community.
* Participate to open content creation for OpenSimulator. More details at [[Artist Home]].
* Blog about OpenSimulator, and let us know about that blog on [irc://irc.freenode.net/opensim #opensim] so it can be added to [http://planet.opensim.us Planet OpenSim]
* Participate in one of the weekly [[Office Hours]] for OpenSimulator. We currently have weekly office hours for development, wiki work, and testing.
* Secure project infrastructure by [[Donations|donating]] to the [[Donations|OpenSim Project Infrastructure Fund]].

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