[Opensim-dev] rex auth & avatar systems (Re: future rexviewer merger)

[Melanie]

Hello,

Toni Alatalo wrote:
> Melanie, the avatar storage server is a piece of software that you can  
> host in any way you want - if you want to run one coupled with a  
> viewer, just do.
> 
> About keeping avatar appearance data on the client, what would that  
> mean for a user that uses several different clients on different  
> machines?
> 

I believe that there are several possible scenarios where the rex 
avatar storage concept can be commercially exploited in ways 
detrimental to the users' needs.

I believe that the user's needs are best served if they upload their 
appearance from their local system, on connect, to the world server, 
which then lets others download it from there.
Otherwise the avatar appearance service gains a "gatekeeper" role to 
the 3d internet that I am not ready to assign to it.

Users using several different clients could use a USB key or other 
means of local storage. Avatar-on-a-keyring might even be the 
solution for Internet Cafes there.

Opensim should be able to accommodate all these viewpoints, which is 
why decoupling mesh support from avatar login service support is 
very important to me.

Melanie