[Opensim-dev] Critical plugin check?

[Ryan McDougall]

Under many different grids/setups there are quite many situations where
a certain plugin (DLL) may be considered critical to the correct
operation of the system. 

If that plugin goes missing or is otherwise unsuitable, then other areas
of the experience may fail or cause damage. Under those conditions, the
best thing to do is for the server in question to shut down gracefully,
and issue a warning to an admin.

For example:

 If one runs a grid with a money system, and the money module DLL is
deleted by a careless admin, yet the grid still comes up, it could cause
real financial problems for those on the grid.

 If one runs a serious simulation server, and the physics module missing
or incorrect, then the simulation will be compromised.

Basically its an old argument about strictness (such as strong v. weakly
typed languages). I don't intend to argue that OS should be strict, only
that having the capacity to check for plugins may be useful to some
administrators, and it might be a good thing to add.

Thoughts?

Cheers,