[sldev] [META] "Sandbox:" namespace on the wiki? (and SVN)

[Lawson English]

Dzonatas wrote:
> Lawson English wrote:
>> There's an issue there though. LL has expressed a desire to make sure 
>> that the "community" knows what is "official" LInden Labs and what 
>> isn't. That's a PR issue since they can TELL people formally whatever 
>> they like. Likewise, putting all non-LL efforts in a "sandbox" may 
>> sound OK to insiders of SL, but will hardly sound impressive to the 
>> larger community. "AW Groupies" is obviously a play on words 
>> concerning the Architectural Working Group and is a name that is 
>> implicitly accepted by anyone who has joined that discussion group. 
>> "Sandbox" is being imposed by someone else, and in fact, even in 
>> Second Life, "sandbox" refers to a "safe play area."
>>
>
> In the tech world, it just means not permanent.  It the same effect as 
> to build castles on the beach only to have water come ashore and wash 
> it all out to the sea.
>
>> Would YOU want to point your colleagues and management to a website 
>> that implied that your professional work belonged in a "safe play area?"
>>
> That was suggested on this mail-list a few months ago.
>
> http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=191214
>
> Over 800 downloads... and no advertisements of it besides a few posts 
> to this list and a thread on the forums.
>
>> Do you think that they would take your work seriously, worthy of 
>> increased funding and support from your company?
>>
>
> I've had many requests to update or expand the Sandbox viewer from 
> individuals and companies. Yes, they take it very serious and mainly 
> for special implementations and not just for bug fixes.
>
> You are part of a company with tens of thousands of employees?
>
>> Linden Labs is the entity that has evoked PR concerns as a reason for 
>> the name change. PR concerns all parties, not just LL.
>>
>
> "Sandbox" is a name from a consensus by the community brought to this 
> mail-list a few months ago.
>
> It is a place to collaborate. Parts of it over time may become more 
> permanent.
>
>
Somehow I doubt if IBM agreed to their contribution being in the sandbox...

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