[sldev] Re: Packaging the viewer for Linux distributions

[Callum Lerwick]

On Mon, 2007-10-01 at 10:45 -0700, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
> Callum Lerwick wrote:
> 
> > Which is why LL should focus on working with Linux distributions to get
> > Second Life into the distributions themselves, rather than distributing
> > binary blobs.
> 
> We're happy to see people packaging the viewer for different Linux
> distributions (for example, I'm watching the Fedora packaging tasks),
> and willing to help out where we can.  I've done quite a bit of work to
> make it easier to build a standalone viewer, for example.

Yes, you've been doing a wonderful job fixing my complaints. :)

> If there are specific things you'd like to see done, file JIRA tasks,
> and we'll plug away at them as the opportunity presents itself.  If you
> want to file an umbrella task and connect the subtasks to it so that
> it's easier to see which ones are intended to ease distro integration,
> all the better.

Not a bad idea.

> Obviously, there are enough distros out there that we can't devote
> significant resources to each one individually, but that doesn't mean we
> lack enthusiasm for the idea.  Tell us how we can help you most
> effectively, and we'll pitch in.

Well, what we have here is more a matter of perception. I really hope
its understandable what it looks like from our side when we're presented
with a proposal that seems to boil down to "Linden Lab does not trust
third party viewers and neither should anyone else".

Even though I personally don't consider myself distributing a "third
party" viewer. My own concern really is if Linden Labs agrees with my
view. Fedora's policy is to avoid deviating from upstream and I attempt
to follow this policy as much as possible.
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