[Opensim-users] toward a new client

Wed Dec 3 20:57:11 UTC 2008

I too am a linux user. I'm also something of a linux dev. That necesarily
means I'm probably not a c# dev, as I have made concious decisions to part
company with windows many years ago. Additionally, as a result of that
decision, my focus has been in any place but windows developement
environments and programming languages.

True, I -have- become more familiar with c# since I began an association
with this project - but what that association has taught me is that it isnt
worth the trouble for me to develop for this project. Why? Because my only
options are to switch platforms, or dev with mono. And mono, fwiw is not a
truly compatible solution - issues with stability, memory, and an inability
to closely track the moving target that is the microsoft .net runtime pretty
well insure it will continue to be ineffective, at best, as a solution to
the problem of addressing multiple platforms.

I absolutely beg the opensim core - stop drifting towards windows
centricity. You made a commitment some time ago to be cross platform -
follow through on the promise.

Everytime someone justifies a windows only application or framework in this
project, it justifies the next such move. Eventually it will become very
easy to justify opensim as a windows-only application. IMHO, that would be
both travesty and tragedy.

Cheers
James

On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 11:47 AM, Charles Krinke <cfk at pacbell.net> wrote:

> I would like to suggest that a "zealot" on IRC take this one and start a
> group testing and reporting on #opensim.
>
> The Rex client should connect to an OpenSim region or a grid like OSGrid.
> It may have some problems, but this is the time to start getting
> configurations worked out and getting this client working on OpenSim more
> formally.
>
> The Windows client is fine for now. Lets get it up and running and talk
> about it. The Rex folks have put a lot of effort in getting to this stage
> and we can help all of us by using and testing the Rex client and discussing
> it on our #opensim IRC channel on FreeNode.
>
> "Zealot" needed now! Pay is non-existent, hours are long, glory is
> significant.
>
> Charles
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Tedd Hansen <tedd at nimbustech.no>
> *To:* opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 3, 2008 2:05:48 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Opensim-users] toward a new client
>
> Hi
>
> I must say I'm impressed. The graphics looks really nice, far far beyond
> anything SL can offer both in looks and animation.
> And the little game play demo must be among the best/most useful thing
> I've ever seen in the Second Life universe.
>
> For those here who haven't done it - I highly recommend you download
> viewer and local server, unzip it and have a quick go at the game (click
> statued fish to teleport outside).
> I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised when you run it.
>
> Looking forward to having the REX viewer/features work with vanilla
> OpenSim+REX modules. :)
> Great work!
>
> BR,
> Tedd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de
> [mailto:opensim-users-bounces at lists.berlios.de] On Behalf Of Paul
> Fishwick
> Sent: 1. desember 2008 20:55
> To: opensim-users at lists.berlios.de
> Subject: [Opensim-users] toward a new client
>
> If you haven't tried it yet, go to:
>
> http://www.realxtend.org/page.php?pg=downloads
>
> and try out the new client and server. Apparently, later on this month
> or
> next, this viewer will connect to the opensim trunk (rather than the
> forked
> project that it is now).
>
> The sea world is great! Lots of new features.
>
> -p
>
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