[Opensim-users] OpenSimulator event recording module

[Robert Martin]

it would be "polite" to have something on the grid to signal that this
recording is being done (maybe a "news truck" or similar??).  very
useful tool for events to get a transcript.

On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Sarge Misfit
<fubat.enterprises at gmail.com> wrote:
> I hope that anyone collecting data for analysis does so with the full and
> open disclosure that such a thing is being done. If they don't engage in
> such disclosure, they risk a terrible backlash once discovered.
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 9:58 PM, Marcus Llewellyn
> <marcus.llewellyn at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> It occurred to me that for those who just want to collect data for
>> analysis, some way to anonymize what's recorded could be beneficial. If
>> OpenSim makes use of a session ID or something, that could be used in place
>> of user names, perhaps.
>>
>> On Jul 9, 2014 11:48 PM, "Dahlia Trimble" <dahliatrimble at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Personally I'm not a big fan of tapping into user's instant messages. I'd
>>> hope that those considering using such a module would respect their users'
>>> expectation of privacy. However if you do choose to use such a module, it
>>> may be beneficial to make sure you will be operating within any wiretapping
>>> laws that may apply before doing so.
>>>
>>> I'm hopeful that OpenSimulator can flourish as a platform where users'
>>> rights are respected.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:39 PM, Justin Clark-Casey
>>> <jjustincc at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi folks.  I just thought that I would post about an event recording
>>>> module [1] that I recently wrote as part of some recent work with the Air
>>>> Force Research Laboratory/Wright Brothers Institute Discovery Lab [2].
>>>>
>>>> This works at the simulator level and can record user logins, logouts,
>>>> region entrance, chat and IM to either the OpenSim log or a MySQL database
>>>> for later analysis.  It's a bit panopticon, but in the past people have
>>>> asked for this kind of functionality for various reasons (e.g. to know who
>>>> has been on the grid, to study communications in training/game scenarios as
>>>> part of research projects, etc.).
>>>>
>>>> It's OpenSimulator 0.8 and onwards only since that allowed me to use
>>>> some handy .NET 4 structures to make sure that event recording doesn't
>>>> adverse impact other parts of the simulator.  Also, it currently needs to be
>>>> compiled from source
>>>>
>>>> [1] https://github.com/justincc/EventRecordingModule
>>>> [2] http://wbi-icc.com/centers-services/discovery-lab
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Justin Clark-Casey (justincc)
>>>> OSVW Consulting
>>>> http://justincc.org
>>>> http://twitter.com/justincc
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Robert L Martin