[sldev] Re: SLDev Digest, Vol 21, Issue 25

[Random Unsung]

Gordon, for the 4th time here now: the issue is not a claim that Jacek is formally making a "mandatory viewer". That's not possible in theory.

The problem is that in practice, a forked viewer that gets a privileged bully pulpit like a Linden office hour to amplify its ideas is one that can begin to insinuate certain concepts and principles that the Lindens adapt, sometimes under clamor and agitation from "thecommunity" -- the people who constitute the fake "public" around the office hours who merely represent the technocratically interested parties.

The way to prevent something from becoming mandatory is to speak out loudly and clearly when it is only "forked" or "voluntary" or "optional". A viewer that has no SEARCH in it, or imposes CAMERA CONTROLS is a viewer that has an ideology to it that begins to bleed into other projects and it's important to say NO to these things NOW.





      
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