[opensource-dev] Third Party Plug-ins?

Brandon Husbands xotmid at gmail.com
Fri Sep 24 17:43:25 PDT 2010


Yikes... I misread your post. LOL There are plenty on this list that try to
close threads with links to past discussions. LOL my bad.. Ty for the links.

On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 5:54 PM, Ricky <kf6kjg at gmail.com> wrote:

> Please read these threads for the discussions we had on the types and
> limits of various plugin schemes:
> * "Client-side scripting in Snowglobe" -
>
> https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/opensource-dev/2010-February/000088.html
> * "Consensus? was: Client-side scripting in Snowglobe" -
>
> https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/opensource-dev/2010-February/000167.html
> * "Client Plugin System Design" -
>
> https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/opensource-dev/2010-March/000624.html
>
> There are many useful ideas and documented pitfalls to avoid.  With
> due consideration of these conversations many of the expected
> issues/fears can be "headed off at the pass" you might say.
>
> Ricky
> Cron Stardust
>
> On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 3:14 PM, Brandon Husbands <xotmid at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I have already started work on a plugin system with embeded mono. Which
> you
> > expose methods to the api.. This allows anyone to use any CLI language to
> > create plugins.
> >
> > I can post more info on this later. A tad bit busy at the moment.
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 4:20 PM, malachi <malachi at tamzap.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> i for one particularly love this idea. i think there should be a way for
> >> the default LL issued viewer to be a plain jane for every user client.
> but
> >> allow third party devs to create plugins that do whatever they want. the
> >> idea of the radar and ao are amazing. but dont stop there. there are
> tons
> >> of things that average users DO NOT use in the client already. LL could
> >> simply remove those items and offer them as plugins. i am for this idea
> of
> >> modularity 100%. my only question is where do we start?
> >>
> >> On Fri, 24 Sep 2010 13:57:16 -0400, miss c <miss_c_27 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Would it be a plausible feature in the future to have the code accept
> >> > third
> >> > party plug-ins instead of creating whole new viewers?  Then have a
> Third
> >> > party
> >> > directory approved plug-in list.  As I mentioned before, my husband is
> >> > making an
> >> > external installer for people that may have difficulty installing
> skins
> >> > into the
> >> > new viewer, this will be a directory that all skin designers can add
> >> > their skins
> >> > to.  Wouldn't it be better to have a RLV plug in or an AO plug in, or
> a
> >> > radar
> >> > plugin that displays distance, then have to add all that to each
> >> > viewer?  I do
> >> > realize that there may be some things that Linden Lab might not want
> to
> >> > add to
> >> > their code but if its switched to a plug in system, people can pick
> and
> >> > choose
> >> > which additional features they prefer without having whats considered
> >> > competing
> >> > iewers.
> >> >
> >> > TY
> >> >
> >> > Miss
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
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