[Opensim-users] Advantages of grid using OMC or Podex vs using Paypal + fictional currency?

[Ethan Grammatikidis]

On Thu, Dec 18, 2014, at 02:07 PM, Erik Gordon Bainbridge wrote:
> What are the advantages and disadvantages of using Paypal as a grid
> currency rather than OMC or Podex? I'm interested in the perspectives
> both of people who sell in grids and of grid owners. I am building a
> grid for a company that wants to use a Kitely model of fictional
> currency combined with Paypal instead of using OMC or Podex. I think
> the complexity of setting up fictional currency + Paypal could
> outweigh the advantages. I need both perspectives so I can give my
> client the best advice.

What? OMC and Podex both offer "fictional currency" backed by real
money. Any grid with an exchangeable currency provides "fictional
currency" backed by real money in one way or another. Your choice is
whether to contract with a company (OMC or Podex) which specializes in
this, or to making your own system.

Making your own system doesn't just mean writing code, you will also
have to choose what rules to apply. If I were doing this, I'd think
deciding on the rules would be harder work than writing the code.
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