[Opensim-dev] The essence of "grid"

[Michael Cortez]

Michael Cortez wrote:
> My thoughts:
>
> To me, a Grid is a virtual space that can be of any given size, and to 
> date, currently consists of one or more discrete Regions that are laid 
> out in a two dimensional grid pattern.  A Grid allows for these 
> discrete individual spaces to be joined together to provide a seamless 
> virtual space that viewers can traverse as if they were a single large 
> simulation.
>
> A Grid can consist of just a single Region, or many Regions.
>
> Within a Grid, it may be desirable to assign ownership of virtual 
> space to specific agents for administration.  Those agents, through 
> their viewers (or other means) should be able to determine who may 
> enter their space, what those visitors can do once there, including 
> what communications are available and what objects they may simulate.  
> Currently we determine areas of administration in 256m^2 regions of 
> space, that are then sub-divided by parcels.
Oh, and I forgot to mention, I fully expect to see Grids of Grids  -- in 
fact, OSGrid could be seen as a grid of grids.  It consists of many 
individual Regions of space, that can on their own be considered a grid.

I'll state it again here, for those that don't care to read my other 
longer rambling message -- each instance of OpenSim is to a certain 
extent a self contained grid.  In standalone mode it has nearly all the 
same services as what is currently called a "Grid" -- and those services 
that are missing could be added.  In fact, "Grid Mode" is simply the 
delegation of specific subsets of responsibility to another entity.

--
Michael Cortez