[Opensim-dev] Grider: a client for the secure HyperGrid

[Diva Canto]

I think the rex viewer is a derivative of a very old version of the 
Linden viewer. Specifically, it doesn't have EventQueues. Grider only 
works with LL-based viewers 1.21 and higher. (I should probably say that 
somewhere)

Thanks for testing!

Gustavo Alberto Navarro Bilbao wrote:
> Cristina:
>
> I tryied to asign my realXtend viewer but it doesn't work. The viewer
> left waiting and I must to shutdown.
>
> With the others viewers (LL and Hippo) works fine.
>
> *******************************************************************
>
> 2009/3/31 Gustavo Alberto Navarro Bilbao <alberto.navarro.bilbao at gmail.com>:
>   
>> +1/+1/+1/+1.....
>> Thanks a lot/muchísimas gracias, for your work. This kind of
>> contributions make so nice to participate in the open metaverse
>> adventure ;-D.
>>
>> ****************************************************************************************************
>>
>> 2009/3/31 Cristina Videira Lopes <lopes at ics.uci.edu>:
>>     
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> As some of you know, I've been working on a client whose goal is to
>>> explore architectural options for a safe HyperGrid. This client comes
>>> from a discussion here earlier this month about security and
>>> authentication, and from the conclusion that there is no chance for a
>>> secure decentralized VW system without client-side cooperation.
>>>
>>> So, it is my pleasure to announce the first public release of Grider.
>>> Grider is not a viewer; it's a grid-proxy-based viewer-wrapper for
>>> LL-based viewers. It works with any OpenSim servers out there as of
>>> today, so r8931 and higher. The basics are described here:
>>> http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Grider
>>>
>>> There is a WHOLE LOT more to it then what it's on that page. But I'd
>>> rather code than talk, for now. This first version is like a baby trying
>>> walk, at points still holding on to the grownup's hand. But it proves
>>> the two main concepts that I wanted to illustrate, teleports and
>>> inventory access. Don't expect too much. In fact the whole experience is
>>> fairly anticlimatic, since you probably won't notice any difference from
>>> the normal viewer :-)
>>>
>>> Two important points about the role of Grider, as I see it:
>>>
>>> (1) I would like to give Grider to the OpenSim community, and not just
>>> figuratively speaking. In particular, I will gladly give commit rights
>>> to the entire opensim core developers group, or at least those who are
>>> interested and have time to work on the emergence of a Web of Virtual
>>> Worlds in some form. Having this level of control on the client side,
>>> while still using the official LL viewer, will enable us to take
>>> OpenSim-based systems to an entire new level. It helps the server-side
>>> too, immensely, as many things become a lot clearer.
>>>
>>> (2) While Grider is perfectly usable by non-techie people, I don't
>>> necessarily see it as a production client. Grider is an excellent
>>> playground for experimentation, really easy to modify the viewer's
>>> behavior, but I can imagine (hope:-) that as these experimentations are
>>> solidified, other viewers will take those lessons and run. But, who
>>> knows! The proxy architecture is awkward at first, but when you think
>>> about it, it might make sense to architect a universal client like this!
>>> (By universal client I mean a client that integrates several viewers for
>>> several different virtual world technologies)
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Crista
>>>
>>>
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