Good news for OpenSim: Microsoft, according to its SL developer Zain Naboulsi, is going to offer some volunteer development work for OpenSim. This could be the start of a precious partnership, don’t you think?
I strongly believe that OpenSim is the way to go, and I’m convinced that Linden Lab, and Second Life, will be the first beneficiary. It will help them remember what open source is, and weigh their decision on it.
Here’s the whole interview.
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OpenSim is an interesting project, an open source server to host virtual worlds.
From the wikipedia page:
“OpenSimulator uses libsecondlife to handle communication between the client and server, so it is possible to connect to an OpenSim server using the Linden Lab Second Life client“.
Second Life and OpenSim can now enjoy a limited, yet very important, interoperability.
This is so important because OpenSim is forcing Linden Lab to think about their open source policy, in a way or another.
Don’t get me wrong: I don’t think that going open source is always THE only answer; some companies, such as Linden Lab, are at risk, …read more
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IBM launched a 3D Data Center application (in OpenSim).
If you’re an IT administrator, and want to remotely manage your data center, this application can be useful for you. Give it a try.
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Good news: realXtend joins OpenSim.
I really hope OpenSim will eventually become an open standard for virtual worlds… and I also hope that Linden Lab will face this dilemma once and for all.
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