[Opensim-dev] Should the core OpenSim distribution carry many scripting languages?

[Stefan Andersson]

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> Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 01:43:47 +0100> From: jjustincc at googlemail.com> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> Subject: [Opensim-dev] Should the core OpenSim distribution carry many scripting languages?> > Hi there,> > Last week, Kinoc was kind enough to write an implementation of Yield > Prolog where YP is translated into underlying C# for compilation (in the > same manner as our current LSL support). This patch was included in > OpenSim in r4927.> > I have nothing against Prolog (admittedly I have never had the chance to > pick up) and certainly nothing against Kinoc. However, I am concerned > that by including many scripting languages in the OpenSim core > distribution (if Prolog, why not Javascript, Ruby, Python, etc, etc.) we > incur more negatives than positives. Firstly, I'm concerned that a > proportion of this code (particularly that which no core committer has > an interest in) will at some point slip into decay, particularly if the > original contributor has moved on to other things. We've already seen > this happen with other areas of the code, such as the MSSQL database > support.> > Secondly, if individual language modules do need to change in response > to other OpenSim changes without a decay option (for example, in order > that they can still compile), this places a higher burden on the core > committers and makes it more costly to enhance the codebase in general.> > Thirdly, I'm concerned that the more code we have of this nature > (particular code which compiles script into c#), the more potential > security holes we have. This isn't too much of a concern right now but > will be come more of an issue in the future.> > Therefore, I would argue that OpenSimulator should only include in its > core distribution support for a few scripting languages. In my opinion > these would be LSL, maybe C# and possibly one other (maybe Python). > Support for other languages would come as optional plugins, available > either directly from the author or from some satellite repository > (perhaps similar to Perl's CPAN or PHP's PEAR). I would personally > prefer to see the core OpenSim distribution kept relatively lean and mean.> > If necessary, I am happy to make any necessary infrastructure changes to > make language plugins possible/easier (which probably also means making > much needed enhancements to the plugin system).> > What do other people think?> > Regards,> > -- > justincc> Justin Clark-Casey> http://justincc.wordpress.com> _______________________________________________> Opensim-dev mailing list> Opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de> https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev
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