[Opensim-dev] Global identifiers

[Ai Austin]

myticaldemina makes a lot of good points... one thing that could be 
problematic though relates to this comment...

>From: <mysticaldemina at xrgrid.com>
>...I would suggest any
>proxies would give the external system and identifier and not chain proxy to
>proxy unless there is a reason to do it, and the assets should be copied
>from the original source.


I agree with the first half... no chains, just hand over the external 
system "authority" and its given identifier pair for the identity involved.

But I don't agree at all with the idea that you then have to get the 
asset from that original authority.  The permissions could have 
changed, corruptions could have occurred or much more likely the 
authority simply will no longer be there.  The asset "as is" (with 
its textures, scripted content and what not) should be provided to 
the destination location/grid if the object permissions allow it, 
with proper transfer of the permissions to next owner exactly as if 
an avatar to avatar transfer or rez in world took place on the local 
grid, without trying to reload the asset from an original source.
.