Re: name collisions (I like that terminology) Additionally, a skilled professional builder in-world would have his reputation tarnished if someone were to upload poor-quality goods with the same creator name. Again, this wouldn't require any 'evil intent', the uploader may just be completely unaware of the other builder.
I don't mean to spread FUD (really!), but I do think it's something to keep in mind. I'm very happy to see the introduction of the --profile switch. It's a major step in the right direction and much better than nothing, but it's not yet a complete solution. And really, name collisions, at least those with any notable consequences, would be extremely rare I expect. I hold hope that since the 6-month wall has been removed between viewer & server development, we can expect to see workable solutions eventually. I'm looking forward to things like "Next owner can/cannot transfer this off-grid" checkbox permissions! Ideally including a CC permission drop-down box on objects/textures, to select the appropriate CC license (perhaps providing the appropriate link?), as well as including Public Domain & traditional copyright on that list. Something similar for scripts with GPL, BSD, whathaveyou... /me keeps dreaming... @Justin I agree that "overly trusting user names on grids is a mistake", though some people's professional reputations depend in large part on their avatar names (whether using their RL name or not). Jokay Wollongong and Pathfinder Lester are a couple that come to mind immediately. Virtual worlds really are a "second life" in more ways than one, and as time & technology progress, will become more tightly intertwined & harder to separate from our first. Though I'm sure I don't need to tell you, of all people! :) Cheers, ~!CJ On 9/12/11, Karen Palen <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with you! > > I use the name "Karen Palen" on at least a dozen grids, each with > content that I have created on my private standalone. Often there are > local "tweaks" suited to the local grid. > > Typically (but not always any more) the items were uploaded via Second > Inventory or a Viewer based XML file so the "owner" is the local > "Karen". In several instances recently though I have used hypergrid for > my standalone "Karen" to visit a "Karen" on another grid to transfer items. > > Name collisions of this kind would be very hard to resolve even without > any "evil intent"! > > Karen > > On 09/09/2011 05:32 PM, Justin Clark-Casey wrote: > >> >> 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. >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
