[Opensim-dev] [Opensim-users] grid operation

[Dr Scofield]

Sean Dague wrote:
> Michael Wright wrote:
>> I forgot to say that I also don't think we should be thinking in such black and white terms between standalone mode and grid mode. 
>>
>> With the system we have at the moment, we can do anything in between. For instance we could have local user server and grid server but use separate Asset/Inventory servers.
>>
>> I really don't think we have started to get near to how a future distributed system will work, so it seems wrong to start removing flexibilty and tying ourselves to one method.
> 
> I'm 100% with you on this.  -1 to removing standalone mode.

-1 from me as well. a hypergrid of standalones seems reasonable. UGAIM servers
are kind of conceptual extensions in my thinking.

	rS/dirk


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