[sldev] Why Linden Labs needs to let the community extend the client without asking for their IP

[Tao Takashi]

Hi!

2007/4/8, Jesse Nesbitt <mindtriggerz at gmail.com>:
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> On 4/8/07, Callum Lerwick <seg at haxxed.com> wrote:
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> > I'm still wondering what the hell his wonderful plugin is that the GPL
> > is apparently preventing him from developing. Hell, does anyone but Dale
> > have any idea what actual use a plugin architecture would have? IMHO
> > something like Dale's scanner should be core functionality anyway,
> > except for maybe his rating system...
> >
> > I am having a hard time generating ideas for how plugins could enhance
> the client without corresponding server-side changes as well.



Everything which integrates something from the web for instance.. IRC in the
client, your email, better intergrated blogging etc.
Moreover things to export whatever, like different screenshot functionality,
maybe even better video export and so on.
Or it might even be just some games as like most of the dashboard widgets
seem to be.

That's just what comes to mind directly, I assume people will get very
creative there, even without server side changes (but of course a flexible
system on the server side to e.g. store data might open up even more
possibilities. OTOH one might also store it in some personal data service).

-- Christian



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