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Hi,<br>
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Yes, the module has been thought out as a generic facility for exposing
2D region data into the web. It can be used for other things, not just
the specific use I'm making of it with my Metaverse Ink hat. I'm glad
to see you saw the more fundamental thing going on here in spite of my
incomplete explanation.<br>
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I'm perfectly fine with other people changing it for the better, and I
could only hope that others see uses in it. Don't worry about changes
breaking my indexer here, I'll adjust rapidly. (And if it breaks
something really bad, I'll go and hunt the culprit, pin him down, and
beat him up like a red-haired step-child :-)<br>
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As I told Charles before, I'd be honored if the module goes into the
main distribution; I see this functionality of 2D data exposure as core
functionality for better integration with the existing web. But I'm an
outsider and don't know a lot about the context of the project. <br>
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Diva / Crista<br>
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Justin Clark-Casey wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Charles Krinke wrote:
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<pre wrap="">Diva and Kmeisthax have created and submitted a patch to Mantis. It is
Mantis#889.
I would appreciate it if Mw, Lbsa or Sdague could give a glance at it
before we commit it.
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<pre wrap=""><!---->Well, I know you didn't ask my opinion, but I'm going to give it to you
anyway :-)
+1
Having read Diva's e-mail and briefly looked through the code, I support
the idea that this patch should be included as a core module. The
exposure of region information directly to the internet could enhance
integration with lots of other services, as well as allowing facilities
such as search. From a casual look, it seems that the module is written
with this generic aim in mind, rather than for search specific
functionality.
However, I would just like to say that I think that by inserting this
code directly into the OpenSim codebase, this gives developers license -
whether they are core or by way of accepted patch - to change its
output, possibly at short notice. Since the aim of exposing region data
is generic, we may come upon a better way of representing output,
particularly at this alpha stage. We might feel that it would be better
to change this generic module directly, rather than establish another
parallel module.
If this happened, it would be up to people making use of the module to
adapt to the changes, rather than for a lot of negotiation to happen up
front before any changes are made.
I don't necessarily think this is likely, but I believe it is a
possibility that Diva and Kmesithax need to be aware of. I think this
is one of the costs associated with making this a core module (as well
as the necessity of non-core developers changing it by patch).
If Diva and Kmesithax are happy to live with that, then I, for one,
welcome and commend their efforts :-)
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