[Opensim-dev] Thoughts....

[Ezekiel Zabelin]

Terry,

regarding currency, see my post on http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Money

A payment system only works if there is a trusted third party that ensures a 
safe money transfer.
This can be either a corporation (e.g. a bank) that runs a safe grid, or an 
e-currency provider (using https).

Ezekiel
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Terry Ford" <terry at trades.net>
To: <opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de>
Sent: Monday, March 03, 2008 12:50 AM
Subject: [Opensim-dev] Thoughts....


> Hello all,
> Please forgive me if this sounds a bit noobish.
> I have recently become interested in the work here concerning the
> OpenSim Project and as a longtime SL user I am intrigued at the
> possibilities this project suggests.
> With that said, I have a few questions to ask the group and would
> appreciate your thoughts on these issues.
>
> How hard would it be to make the VoiceChat, TextChat, friends list, and
> inventory all be handled on the client's side?
>
> If these tasks were handled on the client side then it would seem
> possible to:
>
> 1. Allow a user to carry inventory with them from world to world.
> Obviously some worlds may not be compatible with the user's specific
> inventory item, in this case the user would be unable to use the item in
> that particular world.
>
> 2. Allow users to monitor friends in other worlds via the friends list
> and chat to a friend via voice or text in one world while they(the user)
> is in yet another.
>
> The "lack of currency" issue always pops up during chats about OpenSim
> and I can't think of an easy way to implement this without following
> some sort of standard such as PayPal, moneybookers, etc.  Many people
> don't like using those services while others don't mind at all.
>
> My thoughts on this are that most users of the OpenSim based grids are
> already SL users, with this in mind.... wouldn't it be possible to use
> some sort of background process to monitor and use the user's Second
> Life money balance until another option is available?
> Meaning that the balance in the viewer would be retrieved from the
> user's Second Life account and whenever a user needs to pay another user
> then the actual transaction would be handled by a background process
> that communicates with SL.  Obviously this would cause problems if one
> of the users were not an SL user, hence maybe there could be a
> configuration utility in the client to allow the user to pay via SL,
> PayPal, Moneybookers, etc.
> With PayPal's IPN notification it would seem possible to implement their
> service.
>
> Maybe I'm out of place by trying to "SPARK" conversation on these
> issues, but it would seem that if a user could do these things it would
> make the option of using an OpenSim world or grid just as appealing as
> using the second life grid.
>
> Please don't flame me, as I stated I am somewhat of an OpenSim noob and
> I just wanted to hear some thoughts on these issues.
>
> Thanks,
> -Terry
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