[Opensim-dev] OSGrid <-> UCIGrid

[Cristina Videira Lopes]

James Stallings II wrote:
> I have a question or two about this too Diva :D
>
> First one is, can this be used to 'map' to the linden grid?
Theoretically, yes. But LL would have to want to support this protocol. 
I confess I have been focusing on OpenSim, because it's just easier for 
me to prototype this. I'm reusing *alot* of what's already there; the 
hypergrid is a very thin layer on top of OSG1 and the WorldMap.

> Second is, does one need to get a region on the originating grid and 
> 'dedicate it' to the link? does it require an actual running copy of 
> opensim on the 'gateway' region? (thinking in terms of resource 
> overhead here)
You need to have a "page" (=region) on the originating grid that 
contains the hyperlink to the other grid. Like, for example, the region 
I have in OSGrid called UCI Welcome. That's a consequence of the fact 
that the hypergrid, right now, is an extension of OpenSim, it doesn't 
come with OpenSim out-of-the-box. The hyperlinks themselves are placed 
somewhere, from that region; in theory they can override regions on that 
grid. In practice I'm thinking we need to institute conventions, like 
naming conventions (for example calling the hyperlink regions "XXX 
Gateway") and placement conventions (like placing them in commonly 
accepted grid locations like the 8000's)