[sldev] Voice=Proprietary

[Callum Lerwick]

On Tue, 2007-03-13 at 09:26 -0700, Dave Parks wrote:
> ... any proprietary library that we license, 
> any hardware that we interface with will all adhere to an open 
> standard.  No exclusive deals, no monopolistic endeavors, no artificial 
> limitations.

Am I the only one who sees these two paragraphs as completely
contradictory?

> Which brings me to this: taking the stance of only adopting open source 
> technologies creates an artificial limitation to advancing Second Life 
> as a platform.  If a system exists that improves Second Life, whether or 
> not that system is open plays a limited role in our decision making 
> process when choosing whether or not to use it.  Second Life is a truly 
> open platform, even for closed technologies.

So. Let me look into my crystal ball. I see... the Second Life codebase
forking, and Linden Lab becoming bankrupt and irrelevant.
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