[Opensim-dev] On solving Authentication and such

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On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 3:07 AM, Stefan Andersson <stefan at tribalmedia.se>wrote:

>  By the way,
>
> I've been talking to some people lately around various viewer and protocol
> issues, and I have come to realize that we are apparently locked into the
> mindset of having the viewer being the 'community application' - I would
> propose another frame of mind, separating whatever should be done in 3D as a
> separate experience from what should be done in 2D. Of course, they should
> interleave, but they should not have to be implemented in the same codebase.
>
> Huh? I hear you say.
>
> To put it otherwise; the ideal setup would be a 3D rendering
> surface optionally with 2D web surfaces superimposed on it. From there, the
> 3D rendering surface should talk some real-time protocol to a 3D scene
> streaming service (aka the region server) but the 2D web surfaces should
> communicate with Web 2.0 services.
>
> This would allow us to break the issues apart, and having various
> competencies working on various domains, as well as letting the application
> coders slice the cookie anyway they want.
>
> So, what I'm saying is, in short: Let's start breaking stuff out of the
> viewer context, and onto other user interfaces, like the web or third-party
> admin tools.
>
> I should have my preferred IM client, not my viewer.
>
> I should have my (web-based?) inventory tool, not my viewer.
>
> I should log in thru my social network, not my viewer.
>
> I should transfer and administrate content thru aux means (web, file, blog,
> e-mail, ftp, burn) not trhu the viewer.
>
> et c.
>
> Sure, we should always be able to do it thru clients that provide adequate
> tools, but hey, let's break free of the centralized monolith app thinking.
>
> Ps, what's the difference with having windows on top of each others in the
> 3D surface, and having windows on top of each others on the desktop?
>
> Best regards,
> Stefan Andersson
> Tribal Media AB
>
>
>
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