[Opensim-dev] Get grid information from user server?

[Mana Janus]

Adam,

Wow, I would love to put the viewer there, though I just started 
creating a project on sourceforge. The opensim forge sure seems the more 
appropriate choice. But the GPL license stopped me from considering it 
in the first place. I would hate to cause any trouble for OpenSim later...

Well, should I go ahead and create a project at the opensim forge? 
Please, if there is any doubt, take your time and think it through. 
Currently, I have a wiki on my own server and the downloads are at 
Amazon S3. That works OK for now. As much as I would like to use the 
opensim forge, I'll rather stick to sourceforge than to cause any 
license issues.

Regards,

Mana


Frisby, Adam wrote:
> There might be some justification to throw this on the new opensim forge @ forge.opensimulator.org
>
> We just need to put appropriate disclaimers in place about licensing issues so no-one unintentionally starts poking around in the code and risks copyright contamination.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam
>
>   
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: opensim-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de [mailto:opensim-dev-
>> bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Mana Janus
>> Sent: Thursday, 24 July 2008 1:16 PM
>> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
>> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] Get grid information from user server?
>>
>> Thanks! Looks like I can get project "hippo" at SourceForge, though
>> might take 2-3 weeks. :-)
>>
>> Mana
>>
>> Nebadon Izumi wrote:
>>     
>>> sounds good, feel free to use the Hippo :D
>>>
>>> Neb
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 12:44 PM, Mana Janus <mana.janus at web.de
>>> <mailto:mana.janus at web.de>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Hello,
>>>
>>>     Not too long ago, I started working on a new viewer targeted at
>>>     OpenSim
>>>     users. I like the idea of using links like
>>>     "opensim://user.server:port/"
>>>     to easily connect to another grid. They can be handled by the
>>>       
>> viewer
>>     
>>>     directly, but the viewer needs more information on the grid, like
>>>     login
>>>     page and helper URI.
>>>
>>>     I suggest to add a new function "get_grid_info" to the user
>>>     server, that
>>>     returns an LLSD map containing information on the grid required
>>>       
>> by the
>>     
>>>     viewer. The LLSD map allows to add more information any time,
>>>       
>> without
>>     
>>>     breaking older viewers.
>>>
>>>     Below is an ad-hoc list of information that would be useful to
>>>       
>> the
>>     
>>>     viewer. I am sure there is more... :-)
>>>
>>>        * Grid name for display, allowing space and other special
>>>     characters.
>>>        * Short grid ID or "unixname", alphanumeric, preferably lower-
>>>       
>> case.
>>     
>>>          It can be used as a part of file names for storing grid-
>>>       
>> specific
>>     
>>>          information and settings.
>>>        * Link to the login page.
>>>        * The helper URI.
>>>        * Link to the grid's web site.
>>>        * Link for "create account".
>>>        * Link for "forgotten password".
>>>        * Link for "help" and F1.
>>>
>>>     I guess this is not a huge effort to implement. Apart from making
>>>     opensim:// links work smoothly, it would save the user from
>>>       
>> typing all
>>     
>>>     those options on the command line.
>>>
>>>     Ohh, and if someone is interested in trying my viewer, more
>>>     details and
>>>     download are at
>>>        http://mjm.game-host.org/opensim:viewer:contents
>>>
>>>     My plans are to move it over to SourceForge, creating a platform
>>>       
>> for
>>     
>>>     experimenting with OpenSim specific features, as they have been
>>>     discussed here.
>>>     The viewer should nevertheless still be able to connect to Second
>>>     Life. :-)
>>>
>>>     And, hmm, as it connects by default to OSGrid, and I really love
>>>       
>> the
>>     
>>>     hippo, I would like to try replacing all the SL icons with the
>>>       
>> OSGrid
>>     
>>>     hippo. Would it be OK, to use the OSGrid hippo in that way? I
>>>       
>> think
>>     
>>>     "Hippo OpenSim Viewer" would also be a nice name...
>>>
>>>     Any comments welcome... :-)
>>>
>>>     Mana
>>>
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