[Opensim-dev] Local assets in Grid mode

[Teravus Ovares]

Remember how easy it is currently....

run OpenSim.exe, it goes.

As a separate asset server..    it'll still need to be 'that' easy or
easier.

Best Regards

Teravus


On 9/13/08, Melanie <melanie at t-data.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, that is what i meant as a reasonable first stage.
> Unless that is removed, any code would have to be written to code
> around that, creating more cruft and muddy code.
>
> Melanie
>
> Mircea Filipescu wrote:
> > If you mean removing the "local assets" - "grid assets" switch, I'm +1
> for that too. I don't think there should be two asset technologies like
> that, just one asset server that you specify under its own URL under the
> [Network] area. For local assets you just write http://172.0.0.1:8003 and
> for grid ones just http://gridaddress:8003 and that's all. The technology
> could make it so that every running simulator can automatically be streaming
> an asset server too, though as discussed the problem would be how to get
> local assets into grid ones while the sim is running. For now I think things
> just need to be made more simple here. Also, I seen that "local assets" is
> the default in opensim.ini.example and I think that could be a cause why
> many people are running local assets on the grid without knowing as they
> miss that field (for those who don't purposely want local assets).
> >
> >> Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:43:25 +0100
> >> From: melanie at t-data.com
> >> To: opensim-dev at lists.berlios.de
> >> Subject: Re: [Opensim-dev] Local assets in Grid mode
> >>
> >> +1 for interfaces
> >> +1 for modules
> >> +1 for variable setups
> >> +1000 for easy :)
> >>
> >> So, I would like to come to an agreement on removing that pesky
> >> "local assets" mode and making a local asset server scenario as a
> >> first step, so the cruft that is blocking the development of proper
> >> interfaces can be removed and we can start on the road to an asset
> >> region module. After all, assets can differ by application and some
> >> applications may not use "assets" in that form at all.
> >>
> >> Melanie
> >>
> >>
> >
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