[sldev] Opening the server source?

[Argent Stonecutter]

On 02-Jul-2007, at 13:01, Able Whitman wrote:
> Yes, I'm not trying to argue that this is a trivial matter. I don't  
> think it's quite so hairy as having to deal with general-purpose  
> DRM, since every sim should be able to interpret object permissions  
> (mod/copy/trans) the same, so at least there's not a heterogeneous  
> environment where you have to map different kinds of rights between  
> grids.

The point is that you have to *trust* every server owner to honor  
object permissions. Even if they're all running the same source code,  
that's not a given.

If LL make the requirements for servers to hook into Agni strong  
enough to make this a negligible risk, then I'm pretty sure most of  
the interesting things people will want to do with an open source  
server will be eliminated. So the demand will still be there for  
grids that don't have to adhere to the rights system.

How could Linden Labs fill that demand without *completely*  
fragmenting the SL universe? If they don't, someone else will.

THAT is what I'm talking about.