[opensource-dev] Unjust Banning of residents?

[Erin Mallory]

Last I checked there is no requirement to use an approved tvp.  even on the tvp listing page.  Looking at the policy and the directory pages, no where does it say that the viewer must be listed in the tvp... 
http://secondlife.com/corporate/tpv.php
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Third_Party_Viewer_Directory

"You may connect to Second Life using software released by a third-party developer. Linden Lab provides a Policy on Third-Party Viewers to promote a positive and predictable experience for all Second Life Residents."

> Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:23:21 -0700
> From: malachi at tamzap.com
> To: opensource-dev at lists.secondlife.com
> Subject: [opensource-dev] Unjust Banning of residents?
> 
> Violation: Third Party Viewer Usage
> You are connecting to the grid with a viewer that is not in the third 
> party viewer directory.
> 
> 
> However...
> 
> A viewer does not need to be on the Third Party Viewer Directory in
> order for development or usage of it to be compliant with the Third 
> Party Viewer Policy (see Policy on Third-Party Viewers | Second Life) 
> and the Terms of Service. While I am sure you are well aware of this, it 
> can also be deduced through common sense that the open source program 
> (Snowstorm, Snowglobe, etc) would not be able to exist in an environment 
> where every personal compile had to be listed on the TPVD before it 
> could even begin to undergo any form of live quality assurance 
> processes.
> 
> Long story short, unless there have been recent changes to the Terms of 
> Service that I am unaware of, or if there are relevant sections that I 
> have missed that indicate that a viewer that complies with the Third 
> Party Viewer Policy still must be in the Directory to be legitimately 
> used, I would request that you provide me with them.
> 
> What this means is every single BETA tester for every client on the 
> TPVD is at risk of losing their accounts because that compiled version 
> of that client is not listed on the TPVD. Each and every Developer who 
> has worked so hard to help Linden Lab build their Client into what it is 
> is at risk of losing their accounts because each time they recompile the 
> source it isn't listed in the TPVD and is now considered a Violation of 
> some hidden TOS clause.
> 
> 
> I am posting this to this forum because I wanted to get feed back from 
> the community. As I myself and a developer who has contributed patches 
> to various TPVD Clients and am now finding myself cautious to even use 
> these clients source codes to help them. I would like clarification from 
> Linden Lab as well as other Developers on this new banning policy that 
> is requiring every compiled client that connects to second life to be 
> listed in the TPVD.
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