[sldev] Planning Update: OGP focus in 2009

[Mark Lentczner]

AWG -

As I reported back in December, Linden Lab has been reviewing and  
revising its roadmap for OGP and open virtual worlds in general. I'd  
like to share with you our plans for 2009, so you know what to expect,  
and know that we are serious about continuing this great work.

The first focus for 2009 will be on writing specification documents.  
We are going to spend more time internally preparing specifications  
with the goal of releasing very concrete designs each quarter for AWG  
review and comment. We believe it is time to evolve the format of  
community input and would like the AWG to move to a model more like  
other community design processes whereby more complete, fleshed out  
proposals are gathered for regular review and comment. My office hours  
will be repurposed for this, and we'll change them to being only once  
a month, but longer and with pre-published agendas.

The second focus for 2009 will be the IETF. We are going to begin the  
process of bringing open virtual world standards under the aegis of  
the IETF. We are hoping to organize an initial meeting at the IETF 74  
meeting in San Francisco this coming March. We expect these plans to  
firm up in the next few weeks.

We believe this plan will enable us to make progress on OGP in 2009.  
As always, I'm passionate about the a future of open virtual worlds,  
and look forward to the detailed technical work we need to do to get  
there. Please come to my next office hours, on Feburary 3rd, 1pm to  
2pm, if you'd like to talk about these plans.

Thank you,
	 - Zero


Zero Linden
zero.linden at secondlife.com

Mark Lentczner
Sr. Systems Architect
Technology Integration
Linden Lab

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