[Opensim-dev] The essence of "grid"

[Melanie]

If you can represent that configuration, I'm all for it. I had left 
it out because from where I stand it seemed hard or impossible to 
support. If it;s possible, so much the better.

+1

Melanie

Diva Canto wrote:
> OK, I think I'm coming close to having the sharp definitions that I 
> think are necessary. They're slight variations of Melanie's, because 
> Melanie's are still coercing OSGrid-like grids to become something that 
> they aren't.
> 
> - "Simulator trust domain": a set of simulators that trust each other, 
> operated by one single authority
> 
> - "Grid": a set of simulators that share resources. Resources include: 
> assets, user accounts, and assorted services like lookup services, 
> forums, etc. [And this is the thing] A Grid includes one *or more* 
> simulator trust domains.
> 
> - "Hypergrid": the interconnection of grids.
> 
> In most cases (I would expect) a grid contains exactly 1 trust domain. 
> But in some cases, it may contain more. If you think about it, the 
> Linden Lab grid is a "grid" according to the above definition, and so is 
> OSGrid. The mechanisms by which grid operators establish sim trust 
> domains are entirely up to the grid operators. They may apply formal 
> TOSs or they may put the grid login password on the web. They may issue 
> formal trust certificates (one or more sets) or they may not do such a 
> thing.
> 
> 
> For the purposes of security, it's clear that the client can't talk 
> directly to a central grid-wide server, but it has to do it with the 
> specific simulators, which then can redirect to their authorities.
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