[Opensim-dev] RFC: Ways of creating profiles for creators who will never log in

[Diva Canto]

I don't know about *never* wanting foreign user info in a DB..., but the 
URL idea is super!

A UUID is a very weak form of identification. We really need to start 
thinking globally for 'names', and users is a good starting point.
So 100+ on URLs as IDs.

Melanie wrote:
> I am absolutely sure that I would not went HG to ever, EVER, insert 
> user records or profile records into my database. I strongly favor 
> the "URL" approach, which is neutral as far as my database goes.
>
> Melanie
>
> Sean Dague wrote:
>   
>> Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
>>  > (3)  Separate the current 'users' table into 'userprofiles' and
>> 'users' tables.
>>     
>>> =20
>>> 'userprofiles' will largely contain all the metadata about a user that =
>>>       
>> you can see in the profile on the Linden Labs=20
>>     
>>> Second Life client today (name, about, interests, 1st life, etc.).
>>> =20
>>> 'users' will contain the data associated with a particular account (pas=
>>>       
>> swordHash, passwordSalt, homeRegion,=20
>>     
>>> homeLocationX, etc.)
>>>       
>> I think this is the best approach, but what happens when someone tries
>> to create an account that already has a profile?
>>
>> I think it might make sense to add a flag (bool) to the user profile for
>> "real vs. informational", and inject something dynamically into the
>> "about" property indicating that.  That would let you actually have 2 or
>> more Neas Bade profiles on a system, but only 1 be a live account, with
>> the others being point in time capture of content I might have created,
>> stuck into an oar file, and let wander around the internet (and still
>> get credit for doing).
>>
>> 	-Sean
>>
>> --=20
>> Sean Dague / Neas Bade
>> sdague at gmail.com
>> http://dague.net
>>
>>
>>
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