[Opensim-dev] Prepackaged OpenSim installs

[Teravus Ovares]

nlin(Norman Lin) and adjohn(Adam Johnson) also maintain windows and
mac installers for /release/ versions of OpenSimulator on forge at :

http://forge.opensimulator.org/gf/project/osinstaller/


Regards

Teravus


On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 2:41 PM,  <diva at metaverseink.com> wrote:
> The whole meta-point of opensim is that it is a framework that is easily
> extensible and configurable in a myriad of ways. It's not one system,
> it's a family of systems. The most similar case that comes to mind is
> Linux.
>
> We have vaguely agreed some time ago to make the "official" distribution
> come prepackaged with two configurations for SQLite-standalones (one HG
> other not), and another two configurations for grided sims (HG and
> non-HG). So that's what comes in the package. It can't be made much
> easier than what it is, because the official distro MUST expose the
> dozens of configuration possibilities so that distribution-makers and
> application developers can choose among them.
>
> As such, I would expect to see a variety of distributions popping up in
> the months to come that zoom in one certain things. OSGrid has been
> providing preconfigured binary distros for a long time. I think Rex
> provides their own too. The diva distro is another one, targeting one
> specific configuration -- HG standalones. And other people have
> mentioned theirs.
>
> I don't think these distros need to be coordinated in any way. Anyone
> can make a distro available for whatever configuration(s) they like, for
> pay or for free, with whatever prepackaged goodies they want. Just keep
> the license there and honor it, that's all.
>
> Robert Martin wrote:
>> On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 11:45 AM,  <diva at metaverseink.com> wrote:
>>> I've just made a binary distro this week, and will continue to maintain
>>> and improve it. HG standalones only, no need to edit .ini files by hand,
>>> and includes an Update tool.
>>> http://www.metaverseink.com/blog/?p=21
>>>
>> what would be good is to have "gold master" setups for the most common
>> configs just so we can separate config bugs from  program bugs
>> just as a reference the current diva is
>> Which version of OpenSim?
>> Database engine is (Mysql)?
>> number of  configured regions is?
>> Hyper grid is (enabled)?
>> remote/public access (*enabled)?
>> regions are (blank/setup)?
>>
>>
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