Stand alone simulator do not require an internet connection and can be run on a local lan, so they cannot check with an external registry service.
2011/9/10, Marcus Alexander Link <[email protected]>: > 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 > _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users
