I am absolutely sure that I would not went HG to ever, EVER, insert user records or profile records into my database. I strongly favor the "URL" approach, which is neutral as far as my database goes.
Melanie Sean Dague wrote: > Justin Clark-Casey wrote: > > (3) Separate the current 'users' table into 'userprofiles' and > 'users' tables. >>=20 >> 'userprofiles' will largely contain all the metadata about a user that = > you can see in the profile on the Linden Labs=20 >> Second Life client today (name, about, interests, 1st life, etc.). >>=20 >> 'users' will contain the data associated with a particular account (pas= > swordHash, passwordSalt, homeRegion,=20 >> homeLocationX, etc.) > > I think this is the best approach, but what happens when someone tries > to create an account that already has a profile? > > I think it might make sense to add a flag (bool) to the user profile for > "real vs. informational", and inject something dynamically into the > "about" property indicating that. That would let you actually have 2 or > more Neas Bade profiles on a system, but only 1 be a live account, with > the others being point in time capture of content I might have created, > stuck into an oar file, and let wander around the internet (and still > get credit for doing). > > -Sean > > --=20 > Sean Dague / Neas Bade > [email protected] > http://dague.net > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-dev mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev _______________________________________________ Opensim-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-dev
