[sldev] [META][AWG]log chat of AWG meeting Friday, Oct 5, 2007

[Zha Ewry]

All well and good. Note, however, that 90% of what you just described
happens in the eco-system and not in the architecture, as its mostly
happening to private reosurces which nobody else gets to see.


On 10/9/07, Argent Stonecutter <secret.argent at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> On 08-Oct-2007, at 22:30, Callum Lerwick wrote:
> > No. Look at files on your disk. Metadata such as filename, its
> > permissions, creation dates etc, are not part of the file itself.
>
> Metadata, properties, whatever you call them. I think we're on the
> same page.
>
> The metadata on the asset in the original domain is managed using
> that domain's tools, but when it's copied the metadata on the copy is
> copied and maintained separately whether the reference to the
> original asset is cached or not.
>
> That way you can have a copy of a texture in your inventory and
> change the description on your copy without having to create a new
> asset and independently of whether you've got a cached copy of the
> asset data.
>
> So we have the following states:
>
> Master - This is what's referred to by the URL, and it's managed by
> the domain the asset server at that URL is in.
>
> Reference - This is what's maintained in the local domain. It has a
> copy of the metadata as it was when the reference was made. It may be
> updated if the local metadata isn't changed, but it doesn't have to be.
>
> Cache - This is a reference plus a locally cached copy of the metadata.
>
> Copy - a cache or a reference with the metadata modifiable and
> independent of the original. Equivalent to a copy in your inventory.
>
> Master Copy - a copy exported by an agent who has the rights to
> modify the original. Changes to the metadata on this copy may be
> reflected on the original when it's re-imported to the original
> domain, if that domain allows it.
>
> That way if you buy a new Little Mermaid Bra in Disney Domain you can
> change the description on your old pirated Little Mermaid bra so you
> can keep track of it when you get back to the Second Life domain, and
> if Second Life domain trusts Disney Domain that change will be
> applied to your original inventory.
>
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