Interoperability; was: [sldev] Call for requirements: ISO MPEG-V ...

[Mike Monkowski]

Lawson English wrote:
> Well, the current AWG focus is on the near-term goal of interoperability 
> (including asset-sharing in some cases) between SL and OpenSim worlds.

They aren't really different worlds, though, just different 
implementations of the same virtual world.

> Linden Lab and IBM are also working on a universal avatar specification.

Although I work at IBM, I haven't heard anything beyond the initial 
announcement.  Anyone else know if there's been any progress?  It's net 
even clear to me if this means avatar meshes or avatar identities, which 
are very different things.

> Long-term, various companies and organizations are already working on 
> interoperability, multiple viewer support, etc.

Why?  What advantage is there to sharing builds or avatar meshes across 
different platforms?  Are they worth the effort?

Mike