[sldev] Working Together on Sculpties (Re: VWR-1110)

[Andre Roche]

While I may not agree with the way it was said, I have to agree, SLDev is
not the place to be airing your dispute.  It's never good show to argue in
public.

On 8/22/07, Dzonatas <dzonatas at dzonux.net> wrote:
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>  I'm thinking if there is an issue worth talking about it belongs here.
>
> Talking is being reasonable.
>
> What you suggest is being irrational; you troll.
>
> Michael Mitchell wrote:
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> I am kind of thinking you should keep both your laundry and payroll
> issues out of a mailing list like this one. I for one have no interest
> in either one. Also, if you are seeking employment with McDonalds, the
> best place to offer your services is at your local branch--not here.
>
> On 8/21/07, Dzonatas <dzonatas at dzonux.net> <dzonatas at dzonux.net> wrote:
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>
>  (bringing chat here since it seemed to die elsewhere)
>
> RE: https://jira.secondlife.com/browse/VWR-1110
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>  Rob Linden - 02/Aug/07 09:26 PM
> We can't accept this patch into the mainline viewer without a signed
>
>
>  contribution agreement on file. Could you send that in?
> This is odd. I have a contract on file, but I never was notified that it
> would not be honored anymore. That would be the first message of the
> contrary. =(
>
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>
>
>  Qarl Linden - 07/Aug/07 03:24 PM
> hey Dzonatas - how's life?
>
> a few lindens keep poking me and asking about this patch, whether we
>
>
>  should apply it or not.
>
>
>  i think you agree, the patch only works for very specific meshes right now
>
>
>  (64x64 vertex meshes, laid in a grid) and so does NOT meet the 90% criteria
> mentioned above.
>
>
>  yes? no?
>
>
>  Qarl, considering that due to the contract not being honored above anymore,
> I'm not getting any checks from LL to do further work. That also means I
> don't have the money to buy models on turbosquid to test your ideal
> importer. A yes or no answer is an extremely terrible thing to ask because
> of this. (catch-22?)
>
> I offered to do under the terms of the contract even if I don't get paid.
> That doesn't seem to be an option?
>
> When a company pushed its own motives into an open source viewer (literally
> making it not Open Source... but its just source code), it seems like a
> severe problem to say to a company would accept open source work but than
> not communicate that entire open source projects are going to get dumped or
> overwritten by the companies own motives.
>
> I fear that would happen here with sculptie importers. Last I heard, LL
> contracted someone else to do a sculptie importer. I was left wondering if
> that importer meets your 90% demand.  (Actually, I'm wondering if any
> importer has passed the 90% criteria, yet)
>
> I do appreciate greater communication on this. It appears, however, in past
> attempts of communication that I was related to being a "waste of time" by
> LL employees. Yes, that got me upset considering how desperate I am to get
> something better than McD's. Working at Lindens Labs is a dream job for me,
> but when my four children ask me what I do for work, I have an option of
> telling them of being a "waste of time" or a dream job. Which one would your
> rather tell them? I think I rather die than work at McD's. What father
> wouldn't?
>
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