On August 13, 2015 at 8:14:30 AM, Maxwell, Douglas CIV USARMY ARL (US)
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Can someone explain to me why the core developers insist on control of the
code, but refuse to manage the project? I ask again: what are your plans for
the future of Open Simulator? It's ok to say you don't have any, let's make
some!
I'll throw out some ideas based on the MOSES goals and objectives:
1) Scale limitations lifted. We need a system that is governed by its
available hardware and network resources, not bound by software limits.
2) Let's create clear definitions of "stability".
3) Clear and up-to-date API documentation.
4) Clear and up-to-date OS deployment guidance under numerous typical network
topologies.
5) Bug identification & reduction.
6) Efficient ray tracing. Useful for simulation of sensors as well as
naturalized bot interactions.
7) N-body physics. Would be nice to have vehicles that can follow terrain
and not look like Star Wars land speeders. Would also be nice to have more
natural avatar movement rather than the rigid animations we use now.
What are yours? Anyone?
v/r -doug
This can be considered my “wish list” as I don’t really have a say in what
happens, but I’m willing to put in a fair share of work in seeing that it can
be done if others agree these are desirable targets:
1) Restating what Doug has mentioned, Clear and up-to-date API documentation.
This hinders contributors, myself included, from working on things and leads to
a lot of frustration and disappointed from well-intentioned folks.
2) A coding standard that defines and formalizes the style of code used
throughout the codebase and is adhered to and enforced and should be pointed to
often and regularly for contributions. Good code is easy to read and
manageable. A formal coding standard is a good step in that direction.
3) OpenSim is a thread monster. There doesn’t seem to be any sort of approach
to how threading is handled. This I think would fall under Doug’s criteria for
#1.
4) I think it’s time to hop off the fence and decide whether to maintain the
Second Life protocol compatibility, (Which, let’s be honest, is pretty lacking.
There’s a lot missing post-2010.) or to break new ground. Linden Lab has
apparently made their decision regarding that. There are viewer developers out
there willing to work with OpenSimulator is doing this. I am one of them. I
just can’t be in IRC all the time, but I want to do this with you guys and I
know there are others out there willing to put in the work to build clients to
connect to new and better worlds with sensible protocols.
Please don’t take any of this as criticism as it is not meant as such. I
appreciate all the work that everyone on this project and who is affiliated
with it does.
--
Cinder Roxley
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