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=Targeting the 0.4 release=

From AdamZaius  on the dev mailing list:

For the 0.4 target - we are going to be aiming at having a good quality 'offline sandbox', perhaps with some import/export functionality built in. Specifically the things that have been discussed have been:

== End User Focused Features ==

* Focus on sandbox mode, leave grid mode 'as is' until 0.5 and mark it unsupported.
* Easier to configure & run simulators - GUI configuration and management tools need to be written. Cross-platform WinForms was discussed (while also having a CLI option)
* An Installer for windows users (an OSX one would be good too, but someone needs to volunteer to maintain it)  (I could prepare a .dmg (disk image) with OpenSim on it if required - [[User:Idoru|Idoru]] 14:09, 6 August 2007 (PDT))
* A client launcher application - a quick tool which launches the client with the appropriate login URI parameters (seperate from the sim)
* Up-to-Date Documentation

== Sim Features ==

* Collision detection with prims in BasicPhysics mode
* Proper save/restore functionality with local storage
* Inventory (even if sandbox confined)

== Misc ==

* Store read/write data files in %APPLICATION_DATA% on Windows, to be compatible with limited users in Vista and XP (and ~/.opensim on Linux / Mac).