[sldev] Metaverse platform gambling 1

[Mike Monkowski]

Giulio Prisco wrote:
> yes I mean "groupware tools, web browsing, webcam feeds and
> collaborative editing of documents in popular office formats".
> (spatial VoIP is already in SL thanks God). Plus other features like
> full Flash support and integration with the main social nets.
> 
> I, or you, cannot offer to implement these things ourselves because
> server-side SL is a closed proprietary system. Some of these features
> could conceivably be integrated client-side, but a real implementation
> would require grid support.
> 
> Also, I would hardly spend time to develop software when _only_ others
> would benefit financially. I would be interested in contributing real
> effort to SL development if I could install my own SL server and sell
> premium services based on it, but the option is not available. So I
> can only say that some features would be cool, and encourage LL to
> develop them.

You may be thinking about things the wrong way.  Some of these things 
may require server support, but not necessarily server-side SL.  The 
Vivox voice chat is a good example.  It runs as a separate process, 
communicating with separate servers, remains closed source, and could be 
a separate revenue stream when they offer premium services.

If you set up your own server for the groupware tool of your choice and 
implement its client functionality in the SL viewer, you don't have to 
care about SL servers.

Some of the things you're asking for aren't even well defined.  What 
does "integration with the main social nets" mean.  I assume you mean 
sites like MySpace, but what would that look like in a 3D virtual world?

Mike