[sldev] Fun with 010 Editor + some random tought about texture cache

[Laurent Laborde]

2008/6/10 SignpostMarv Martin <me at signpostmarv.name>:
>
> Problem 1) Sim gets renamed. Does the UUID stay the same ? Use case:
> metaverse development company X gets hired to develop a sim for company Y.
>  company X owns the sim while the work is being done (with an inconspicuous
> name so as to avoid PR issues), company X then transfers ownership of sim to
> company Y. Company Y has name of sim changed. No assets within the sim are
> changed.
>
> Problem 2) beta grid vs main grid (and LL's SL vs OpenSim). Use case: aside
> from visitors, region A is identical on both grids. region B has a few
> differences (one or two buildings weren't yet erected at the time the beta
> grid snapshot was made). region C is completely different- few if none
> identical assets.
>
> Problem 3) region being withdrawn. Use case: short term events, like Burning
> Life/ SL Birthday

it's not really imporatnt.
If the sim name, or sim uuid, change. The current cache will probably
be useless and/or discarded and all texture downloaded again.
So what ?

Sim name rarelly change. it *may* happen and the textures will be
downloaded again. End of problem.

People clear their cache when any single problem occurs.
- i lost an item : clear your cache
- i lag : clear your cache
- my returned object was lost : clear your cache
- what's the meaning of life, anyway ? clear your cache
- hippo ? clear cache !
- i can't login : clear your cache
- i cleared my cache and i still have problems : clear it again

the texture cache lifespan(is it the right english word ?) is so short
that this kind of situation can be safely ignored, imho.
Also, when a sim change name, that's probably because of ownership
transfert, and the sim content is wiped anyway, so it's a good thing
to discard the textures entries.

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Kerunix Flan
Laurent Laborde