[sldev] Metaverse platform gambling 1

[Dr Scofield]

Mike Monkowski wrote:
> 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.
use OpenSim --- it's not as polished as the LL SL servers, but it's open 
source, making incredible progress and already is quite useful. and 
you'd invest your time in something you and others would profit from.

    cheers,
    dr scofield

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