[sldev] 3rd party viewer policy post on blogs.secondlife.com

[Morgaine]

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Rob Lanphier <robla at lindenlab.com> wrote:

>
> If this community demonstrates an ability to engage the wider community
> with a thoughtful dialog, that will hold a lot of sway.  Not merely by
> stating your opinion, but by engaging others holding opposing views.
>


"*If this community demonstrates an ability to engage the wider
community*..." --- Far more importantly, the open source community has
been helping
Linden Lab *directly* with bug triage and Snowglobe development.  Despite
this, the case for open source still needs to be made?  I'm extremely
puzzled.


And how are "*thoughtful dialogue*" and ability to "*engage others holding
opposing views*" related to the crafting of a technically coherent policy on
open source viewers?  Those are admirable qualities in residents for social
purposes of course, but I certainly hope that Linden policy is based on the
concrete benefits of open source (which you know already) instead of on how
it's presented in a massive blog war.

There's something very odd happening here, and I wish I knew what it was.


Morgaine.




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On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Rob Lanphier <robla at lindenlab.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 12:44 AM, Morgaine <morgaine.dinova at googlemail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 5:34 AM, Rob Lanphier <robla at lindenlab.com>wrote:
>>
>>> it's really important that you also post your thoughts on the forum as
>>> well.  If you disagree with what is being said there, the last thing you
>>> should do is cede the venue to those you disagree with.
>>
>>
>> Rob, could you perhaps explain to us *WHY* you believe that we should do
>> this, please?
>>
>
>
> Linden Lab is currently crafting a policy, with community input.  It's not
> a process we can do fully in the open, because there are many, many factors
> involved here that don't lend themselves to a fully public process.  Still,
> it's a more open process than the vast majority of companies in our position
> would conduct.
>
> We're gathering input via many channels, with the forum being at the center
> of our current efforts.  It's not the quantity of comments that will sway
> Linden opinion on this, but the persuasiveness of the arguments.  If this
> community demonstrates an ability to engage the wider community with a
> thoughtful dialog, that will hold a lot of sway.  Not merely by stating your
> opinion, but by engaging others holding opposing views.  You may not
> convince the person you're debating, but you may convince a few people that
> are reading the thread who are forming their own opinion.
>
> A lot of Lindens who need to hear what you have to say are tuned in to that
> conversation, even if they aren't actively participating.
>
> Rob
>
>
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