MXP is not the one true protocol, because there is no one true protocol: there are different requirements and use cases in this area.
MXP is very nice, for what it does, but simply not suitable for every virtual world. - kripken On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 2:49 PM, arkowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > The goal of supporting "all protocols" is admirable, but impossible. > The protocol used for virtual world communication will always > explicitly or implicitly affect the architecture of the system as a > whole. > > MXP was created to allow virtual worlds to be architected properly. > One example of this is the way avatars are treated just like other > objects owned by participants and possessing awareness bounds. This > is an important principle and should affect the architecture of the > server. > > Ultimately there should be one protocol. Think about it... how many > alternatives to HTTP are there? > > Arkowitz > > > On Oct 19, 6:33 am, Ryan McDougall <[email protected]> wrote: > > The ideal situation is that realXtend Naali supports all virtual world > > protocols, so yes one day we'd like to support MXP. Unfortunately, > > given how short of resources we are compared to the scope of the > > problem, we are limited by not having anyone come forward to implement > > MXP support within Naali. > > > > If you'd like to contribute to MXP support for Naali, please let me > > know. I've already asked Tommi Laukkanen to present a proposal about > > MXP, but understandably, he is also a very busy man. > > > > Cheers, > > > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 7:24 AM, mengzhehai china > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Realxtend will use the MXP protocol in the future? > > > Opensim is using the MXP now. > > > Whether to build a service project using C++ or python If realxtend > > > use the MXP? > > > Many people can work for it ,the server will run on Linux/Unix better > > > than now . > > > > >http://www.bubblecloud.org/ > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend http://www.realxtend.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
