[Opensim-dev] hypergrid status

[Justin Clark-Casey]

Michael Wright wrote:
> +1000000.
> 
> I think we all/most want to see core smaller than it is. Its just 
> getting to the point of having stable API's so we can start moving 
> things out.
> 
> And totally agree that we should do more to get the message out that 
> opensim is a platform, that just has a reference application included 
> that makes it act basically like SL.

+lots

I think to some extent this is also pending a revision of the region module system to make it easy to plug in external 
modules with their own configuration files (OpenSim.ini.example is getting to be a monster).  Of course, we've been 
saying that for ages now - consider it a long feature lead up :)

I've never actually tried to build a completely external region module myself so perhaps it's not as tough as I think. 
Cristina, your forge code will provide a good example of this (assuming that you have region modules).

Of course, from your work it sounds like there are also framework areas that could be better modularized.

> 
> 
> 
> */Cristina Videira Lopes <lopes at ics.uci.edu>/* wrote:
> 
>     Gosh, I don't know how many more times I have to say this: the
>     opensim API is just wonderful! Just look at the hypergrid code, and
>     you will see. It's all done via inheritance, delegation, and region
>     modules. Rather than looking at it as an annoyance, I have found it
>     to be an exciting constraint to code it up with minimum interference
>     on the core. All patches I have submitted in the last couple of
>     weeks have been to make things friendly for subclassing, that's all.
> 
>     My only comment to you core developers is that I see several things
>     in the core that probably shouldn't be there. Cores should be as
>     small as possible.
> 
>     When people finally realize that opensim is only casually an
>     application that looks like SL but, more importantly, a framework
>     that can be extended, I think we will start to see a lot more
>     deviation from SL. The message is still not out there. (I promised
>     to put out my traffic sim code as an example, but then the hypergrid
>     got control over me...)
> 
>     Diva / Crista
> 
>     stefan at tribalmedia.se wrote:
>>     Quoting James Stallings II <james.stallings at gmail.com>:
>>
>>       
>>>     This is the interoperability fast-track - I love it.
>>>         
>>
>>     Personally, I love the fact that Diva claims it's all been very simple 
>>     to code, due to the modularity and malleability of OpenSim. We should 
>>     all pat ourselves on the back and keep the torch of decoupling high 
>>     wherever we run.
>>
>>     <3
>>
>>     /Stefan
>>
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