How about a non-profit User/Creator Registry service - comparable with the Domain Name System (DNS)...
M. On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 2:32 AM, Justin Clark-Casey <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/09/11 03:44, Cider Jack wrote: >> >> This makes perfect sense to me. No reason for the creator to be the >> owner when the creator might not even exist on the new grid. Also >> keeps the permissions functional, as mentioned. >> >> On a related note though, I'm a bit concerned whether I'm reading this >> right: >> "2. Otherwise, if a user with the same *name* as the creator exists then >> that >> user's UUID is used." >> >> I'm reading this to mean that if an avatar name of "John Jones" >> creates an object on SoaS, then someone uploads the oar/iar to >> something like OSGrid, ReactionGrid, whathaveyou, where there is a >> completely random/unrelated avatar on that grid named "John Jones". >> This means that the second John Jones is shown as creator, even though >> they have nothing to do with it? >> >> This might be a concern not only for the original creator potentially >> losing credit, but it seems it might open a simple exploit for >> griefing purposes. Say that John Jones on OSGrid has nothing to do >> with an obscene/illegal item that was imported. They could be held >> accountable for something they have absolutely nothing to do with. >> Even if their name is cleared with the grid manager (shouldn't take >> much investigation, as the object's owner name would be a good place >> to start), their wider reputation on (and off) that grid could be >> irreparably damaged. For avatars using RL names this could potentially >> impact their RL. >> >> But then again, perhaps I haven't properly grasped how this works. > > The name lookup used to happen and still will with old OARs that use a > different resolution method (OSPA). I think this was last used back in > 0.6.9. For recent opensim, only a UUID lookup is done - if a simple string > creator name is used then there's no attempt to reassociate it with a user > account. > > I think overly trusting user names on grids is a mistake - after all, > anybody person could create an account with that name and associate bad > content with it. And to be honest, the SL mechanisms were never designed > with this kind of content transfer to third party grids in mind. > > -- > Justin Clark-Casey (justincc) > http://justincc.org/blog > http://twitter.com/justincc > _______________________________________________ > Opensim-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users > _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users
