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Kyle,<BR>
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> I'm going to claim utter and absolute<BR>> selfishness here and state that I cannot see any situation under which<BR>> I would have only 1 location open in the 3D web.<BR>
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But others can and do - especially the out-of-the-box noob or the app dev just wanting to throw up a region to test a module.<BR>
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> For the purpose of "easily getting things set up", standalone is all<BR>> but useless in its initial state. It's certainly easier to get set<BR>> up, but it's also much more limited.<BR><BR>
It has one glorious use : letting people get an instant taste of OpenSim. That's probably what got us this far this fast.<BR>
<BR>> Grid mode is perhaps a bit more difficult to set up -- but the default<BR>> in the configuration file is for the Null storage plugin to be used<BR>> under standalone mode. This makes things... difficult... when trying<BR>> to explain how to get modifications to the environment saved. <BR>
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For region persistence, it's SQLite, not Null?<BR>
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> Because<BR>> first, you have to explain how to configure the storage for the other<BR>> modules (again, for standalone). <BR>
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I must admit I'm a bit confused as of what resources you mean need configuration and extra set-up. Can you be more specific?<BR>
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> Also, I've been following the posts on the topic of the HyperGrid. I<BR>> need more information on this: will it work for any of the minigrids<BR>> to be in standalone mode when they try to connect with the HG? My gut<BR>> feeling says no... and my reason for promoting grid over standalone is<BR>> simply this: the HyperGrid is much closer to what the web is --<BR>> multiple administrative domains that all work together to pass traffic<BR>> between them. I don't view HG as being the final evolution, but I do<BR>> view it as being a very good start.<BR><BR>
Definitively - HG is a major step along the very lines we've been envisioning since the very beginning - when we first started using the phrase "3D Web". Let's not forget the "friendly teleports" region handle hacks of old. This is all building one step at a time, towards a golden future. The project has come a long way in only two years.<BR>
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And I'm pretty confident that there's even more magical stuff brewing on private hard drives and in corporate offices. :D<BR>
<BR>> (And thank you, as always, for your time. :))<BR><BR>
And thank you for yours, Kyle!<BR>
<BR>/Stefan<BR>
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