<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I'm going to produce a zip file with Wifi on it, along with installation instructions. I think it will be _very_extremelly_ easy to install... as long as people stick to tagged releases. People running intermediary OpenSim code will have the get source and compile it. That's life.<div><br></div><div>(It took Ai a few hours to figure it out all by himself without any help from me whatsoever. A README file inside the zip will make it a no brainer to everyone)<div><div><br></div><div>This doesn't quite provide a systematic solution for 3rd party addons yet. But it will be a good data point in order to figure out how to do it more systematically.</div></div></div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>On Aug 6, 2010, at 1:08 PM, James Stallings II wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">There are criteria why one might be preferred over the other for inclusion in the core code base. Among those: very limited functionality; simplicity with respect to both usability and ease of maintenance and support; and that the code originates from a core contributor. This particular web interfaces satisfies in each respect.<div> <br></div><div>That said, I suggested that you review the thread again as no one (myself included), is endorsing this code for inclusion as core code.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers</div><div>James<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Melanie <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:melanie@t-data.com">melanie@t-data.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> I did. All web front ends are third party developments. I can't see<br> core preferring one over the others. So none get in.<br> <font color="#888888"><br> Melanie<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br> James Stallings II wrote:<br> > Thanks for the clarification. Please see the rest of the thread.<br> ><br> > On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:43 PM, Melanie <<a href="mailto:melanie@t-data.com">melanie@t-data.com</a>> wrote:<br> ><br> >> Core does NOT include a web front end. It is always a separate project.<br> >><br> >> Melanie<br> >><br> >> Ai Austin wrote:<br> >> > Can I suggest an approach here... as someone who has spent a LOT of<br> >> > time getting something working for our Openvue and adding in<br> >> > gradually the functionality as time allows.<br> >> ><br> >> > I can say that our grid has a small number of users, and that is<br> >> > mostly as three attempts to integrate OpensimWI have failed. Though<br> >> > we use offline IM from that useful offering. We now have Wifi going<br> >> > as opf yesterday and I just opened up te grid to the Virtual<br> >> > University of Edinburgh members... whereas for 2 years I could not as<br> >> > it would need too much manual setup. To me this is a no<br> >> > brainier. Diva has provided some useful functionality and it is<br> >> important.<br> >> ><br> >> > However, there are alternatives like simian grid, d4os, OpensimWi etc<br> >> > which provide a lot too.<br> >> ><br> >> > Can I suggest an approach...<br> >> ><br> >> > Core should be as small as possible. Minimum to get running.<br> >> ><br> >> > Other things ought to look like addons. Packed in the addons<br> >> > directory and separately enableable. By default if in addon they<br> >> > should be OFF. There can be several alternatives, but at LEAST ONE<br> >> > for each important function.<br> >> ><br> >> > - voice<br> >> > - web front end<br> >> > - offline IM<br> >> > - groups<br> >> > - ?<br> >> ><br> >> > We should be open to anyone adding alternatives. But quality control<br> >> > means the community ought to use them a while before they get added<br> >> > into the main download. If they date, no problem, they date, and the<br> >> > community can decide if and when to remove them from the main<br> >> > download... they can still be add ons added separately BEFORE compile<br> >> > or released as binary addons with the same directory structure.<br> >> ><br> >> > Refinement and addons to addone (I think this will apply a LOT to<br> >> > wifi which I can see vast potential for) should be available in a<br> >> > contributed addons directory.<br> >> ><br> >> > Looking good guys... and thanks for all the effort everyone.. and<br> >> > Diva for this module. Name is odd though :-) 4 users today said they<br> >> > thought it must relate to something about Wireless Wifi. Wi better?<br> >> ><br> >> > See our wifi front end at: <a href="http://virtual.aiaie.d.ac.uk:8002/wifi" target="_blank"><font color="red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "virtual.aiaie.d.ac.uk02" claiming to be</b></font> http://virtual.aiaie.d.ac.uk:8002/wifi</a><br> >> ><br> >> > See which need checking by other Wifi users at<br> >> > <a href="http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Wifi" target="_blank">http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Wifi</a><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> > _______________________________________________<br> >> > Opensim-dev mailing list<br> >> > <a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br> >> > <a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><br> >> ><br> >> ><br> >> _______________________________________________<br> >> Opensim-dev mailing list<br> >> <a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br> >> <a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><br> >><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> ><br> </div></div>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> <div><div></div><div class="h5">><br> > _______________________________________________<br> > Opensim-dev mailing list<br> > <a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br> > <a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><br> _______________________________________________<br> Opensim-dev mailing list<br> <a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br> <a href="https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev" target="_blank">https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>===================================<br><a href="http://osgrid.org">http://osgrid.org</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/jstallings2">http://twitter.com/jstallings2</a><br> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/770/a49">http://www.linkedin.com/pub/5/770/a49</a><br> </div> _______________________________________________<br>Opensim-dev mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de">Opensim-dev@lists.berlios.de</a><br>https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev<br></blockquote></div><br></body></html>