Re: [opensource-dev] Deprecate Mesh Stuff

2012-04-15 Thread Daniel
their removal? Daniel ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges

Re: [opensource-dev] Standard Human Mesh Avatar

2011-12-12 Thread Daniel
There is no single number you can define for all cases. During the mesh beta one Linden staffer noted the mesh cost formulae were made assuming 300K triangles for the entire scene being rendered would allow low end PCs to run at adequate frame rates. Note I said triangles, which is what

Re: [opensource-dev] reference mesh avatars

2011-09-15 Thread Daniel
with the original SL prims, like 5, 6, and 8 sided prisms, which would be very nice to have ready made for people who don't want to take the time to learn a 3D program, but want to use mesh primitives to build with. Daniel On 9/7/2011 9:49 AM, opensource-dev-requ...@lists.secondlife.com wrote

Re: [opensource-dev] JIRA Search

2011-08-27 Thread Daniel
Just charge 10L$ for creating a new issue, but not for comments. That would make people look before making a duplicate. It's amazing what SL people will do for a small financial incentive :-) 1. Re: [JIRA] Proposal - Default Search settings on jira.secondlife.com I think that

Re: [opensource-dev] Please Edit Subject Line and referenced message

2011-08-17 Thread Daniel
A reminder: Please edit your replies so it has a pertinent subject besides Opensource-dev Digest, and so it does not include the *entire* digest (which is very long) On the subject of ban-happy staff, that seems to be popular this summer. Google+ is banning people for having funny looking

Re: [opensource-dev] Version Numbering

2011-08-10 Thread Daniel
that actually works So that just adds to the a lot of stuff has changed list. Daniel (who has been testing a 3.0 build for 2 days already. One crash on startup, and a nagging texture swap issue which I need to see if I can reproduce. I survived my version of a stress test: Visiting a region

Re: [opensource-dev] More proposals for draw distance slider icon (Mike Chase)

2011-06-14 Thread Daniel
For the icon, label it DD for draw distance. That will fit in 16x16 pixels, and not conflict with other symbols. Alternately an eye symbol with a slanted dotted rectangle under it to indicate see + boundary ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information

Re: [opensource-dev] Review viewer -- draw distance slider

2011-06-12 Thread Daniel
What would directly tell people what the slider does is a ground outline on the terrain showing how far away items will be shown (similar to property lines ie shown directly on the ground). Along with things starting to appear or vanish as they play with the slider, there should be no

Re: [opensource-dev] in-viewer translation is dead soon.

2011-05-29 Thread Daniel
You didn't read my previous comment apparently. They are NOT shutting off all translations. They are shutting the freestanding translation page in favor of embedded translation web elements within pages. The why is the freestanding page doesn't make them any money, while translating web pages

Re: [opensource-dev] in-viewer translation is dead soon.

2011-05-28 Thread Daniel
The problem as pointed out by Tateru Nino on her blog is that Google is huge, and their users will fail over to other services like you are suggesting, causing them to get overloaded also. In that case, they may also decide it is too expensive to stay open, causing a chain reaction. Note that

[opensource-dev] Subject: Re: Mesh branch merged to viewer-development

2011-05-18 Thread Daniel
Project viewer Mesh build 2.6.9-230227 crashes on startup (before login screen) Second Life Development build 2.6.9-230088 completes login, but reports it can't find notifications.xml and refuses to do anything else System: Intel i7-920, 6 GB memory, Nvidia GTX 260, 270.61 driver Window 7

[opensource-dev] PO build review, oz_viewer-poreview/rev/225458

2011-04-01 Thread Daniel Warren
PO build testing.. Here are the issues addressed in that build: STORM-399 http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/STORM-399 Users that has chatted within chat range of the user in-world are not added to Recent tab *Chatting objects in local and IM do not show up in recent tab. A friend chatting

Re: [opensource-dev] Snowstorm 2.6.1 with Advanced and Basic mode

2011-03-17 Thread Daniel
Does the Advanced menu in the Advanced mode get renamed to Expert or something to avoid confusion? ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep

Re: [opensource-dev] UI - Picks - no delete button

2011-02-16 Thread Daniel
What I see on 2.7.0(221148) was: * At first, trashcan not visible in MyProfile MyPicks. * After using right arrow pick info button and then Edit button, trashcan appears and works * Right click on avatar, and MyProfile from list opens a window, but does not bring up my web profile the first

Re: [opensource-dev] Review Request: Update returnability of objects based on new encroachment rules

2010-12-22 Thread Daniel
-vs-parcel overlap test is done by building axis-aligned bounding boxes (AABB) about each prim of the selected objects and then checking for overlap between those boxes and self- and group-owned parcels. Daniel ___ Policies and (un)subscribe

Re: [opensource-dev] SL Browserification

2010-11-18 Thread Daniel
Your assumption is where the calculation goes off. AMD is releasing a Fusion E-350 chip which puts the CPU and GPU on the same chip, and which uses low power (18W), so you can put a bunch of them in a server box: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/amd-fusion-brazos-zacate,2786-4.html Early

Re: [opensource-dev] SL Browsification

2010-11-17 Thread Daniel Smith
would be: people who dont want a casual browsing experience without the download/install step. LL is not about to take away the standalone viewer. I did hear a rumour that new usernames created after January 1 can only be made up of vowels and even numbers. Daniel -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma

[opensource-dev] MacSimStick - Alpha Release 1, bring your own Mono

2010-11-13 Thread Daniel Smith
know what Mono is! cheers, Daniel p,s, thanks to Diva, Jon Cundill, Ener Hax, and others for encouragement and pointers. -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here

Re: [opensource-dev] Files deleted by uninstaller

2010-10-27 Thread Daniel
Chat and IM logs are a user preference setting. If logging is turned on, the implication is the user wants the logs, and that preference should not be overridden without notice. Also, SL users are not working for a company in a business situation. It's a social virtual world, and chat logs

Re: [opensource-dev] Fermi Viewer

2010-10-20 Thread Daniel Smith
On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:29 AM, Argent Stonecutter secret.arg...@gmail.com wrote: On 2010-10-18, at 12:08, Daniel Smith wrote: would be better all around.. for the community to say .. hold up.. how to merge the best of 1.x and 2.x remark type=cattyWe already have that. It's called 1.x

Re: [opensource-dev] Fermi Viewer

2010-10-18 Thread Daniel Smith
or LL would be better all around.. for the community to say .. hold up.. how to merge the best of 1.x and 2.x, and have a uniform plugin model... Someone needs to say the C word: Coordination. ok.. back to it guys and gals ;) Daniel (and I didnt say Unity once.. although I really think

Re: [opensource-dev] O.O Display name code DROP!

2010-10-15 Thread Daniel
Apparently you don't chat much, mine is ten times larger over the same period. On 10/15/2010 7:24 AM, opensource-dev-requ...@lists.secondlife.com wrote: My log folder is a whopping 35MB after almost 4 years. ___ Policies and (un)subscribe

[opensource-dev] goodbye snowstorm

2010-10-07 Thread Daniel Smith
sphere. It may well be that I receive no compensation for those efforts, but I will feel much better about participating in that community. Linden Lab cannot treat customers the way it has, and expect to outsource some of their development efforts for free. Daniel Smith -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma

Re: [opensource-dev] Vertex Edit Capability

2010-10-05 Thread Daniel
and server overhead, it may make sense to do the editing local in the client until you leave edit mode. But I will leave technical implementation to those who know more about that side of things. Daniel Date: Mon, 4 Oct 2010 21:47:48 -0700 From: Stickmanstick...@gmail.com Having said

Re: [opensource-dev] Vertex Edit Capability

2010-10-05 Thread Daniel Smith
On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Daniel danielravenn...@gmail.com wrote: I submitted JIRA issue VWR-23202 to provide the simplest in-world editing capability, that of moving vertexes on a mesh. One of the most likely starting points I see is the terrain editor. That is a limited mesh editor

Re: [opensource-dev] Unity 3D as possible base / 2.x Codebase plugin capable?

2010-10-04 Thread Daniel Smith
to Unity outputting to game consoles: snap out of it. The mere existence of code on a console doesn't make it a game. The overall idea is to make SL / OS ubiquitous (Linux client doesnt go away, other approaches open up the Web, phones, and consoles.. all good moves). cheers, Daniel

Re: [opensource-dev] CAN WE PLEASE STOP VIEWER DEVELOPMENT FOR 5 MINUTES

2010-10-03 Thread Daniel Smith
to that level of quality, and on all of those platforms). My thought would be: get mesh out there on 2.x viewer, and then put on the brakes and consider direction. Daniel - daniel.org/blog ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http

Re: [opensource-dev] Unity 3D as possible base for future (maybe even official) SL Viewers (was: CAN WE PLEASE STOP VIEWER DEVELOPMENT FOR 5 MINUTES)

2010-10-03 Thread Daniel Smith
On Sun, Oct 3, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Boroondas Gupte slli...@boroon.dasgupta.chwrote: On 10/03/2010 08:57 PM, Daniel Smith wrote: Consider what it would take to have a Unity foundation, layered with the SL-specific experience on top. What it would take? At least Linux support for Unity. Yep

Re: [opensource-dev] Unity 3D as possible base for future (maybe even official) SL Viewers

2010-10-03 Thread Daniel Smith
observer. I dont speak for LL, Vivaty, AOL, Autodesk, or anywhere else I have worked :) Daniel -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki

Re: [opensource-dev] Snowstorm changes (more Lindens fired)

2010-09-28 Thread Daniel Smith
efforts. You will be missed. Daniel ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges

[opensource-dev] User Story: Simple Mesh Edit in Viewer

2010-09-27 Thread Daniel
User Story: As a user, I would like to be able to make simple edits to the shape of an imported mesh for such purposes as making a clothing item fit better, a large mesh object fit within my land parcel, or fit the other objects in a linkset. As someone learning to build it would also be

Re: [opensource-dev] Simple thing for snapshots?

2010-09-27 Thread Daniel Smith
to interpretation by different types of inventory items.) -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies

Re: [opensource-dev] Third Party Plug-ins?

2010-09-24 Thread Daniel Smith
on the brakes and consider the course. -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep

Re: [opensource-dev] User Story: Inventory Sorting

2010-09-23 Thread Daniel Smith
years later and we still cant tag items. My impression at that time is that he didn't think it was worthwhile. -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http

Re: [opensource-dev] Externally controllable viewers?

2010-09-21 Thread Daniel Smith
/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com

Re: [opensource-dev] User Story: Improved Cache

2010-09-19 Thread Daniel Smith
On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Ponzu lee.po...@gmail.com wrote: True. But there are actually UUID algorithms that accept a very low probability of repeating a UUID. LL cant afford to have repeats. It would break a lot. http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/UUID -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma

Re: [opensource-dev] User Story: Improved Cache

2010-09-17 Thread Daniel Smith
that the user has an interest in coming back, and is likely to want an ongoing cache. #2 implies that a store / venue etc may have given the user an LM they didn't want. Another case is: if a user deletes an LM, it implies they may want to free up the cache for that location as well. Daniel

Re: [opensource-dev] User Story: Improved Cache

2010-09-17 Thread Daniel Smith
On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:51 AM, Altair Sythos syt...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:17:27 -0700 Daniel Smith javajo...@gmail.com wrote: A passive means of ranking a cache would be: 1) did the user already have an LM here? 2) did an object just give a user an LM

[opensource-dev] User Story: Improved Cache

2010-09-16 Thread Daniel
As a user I would like to see an improved cache in order to have a better Second Life experience. The types of improvements that would lead to a better experience include: * A higher cache size limit. This would let me save more data and speed up rez times, and also put less load on the

Re: [opensource-dev] Retaining Signups

2010-09-11 Thread Daniel
I wrote most of a User's Manual on the wiki for v1.23: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User%27s_Manual Perhaps if they had gotten something like that in the registration email - either a document, or links to tutorials and manuals, it would help them figure out how to use the software?

Re: [opensource-dev] The Plan for Snowglobe

2010-09-10 Thread Daniel Smith
of quality. Daniel Smith / Bucky Barkley -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting

Re: [opensource-dev] Plugins/Modular architecture

2010-09-04 Thread Daniel Smith
(with an OpenSim backend) is http://www.reslive.com/ Realistically, the 1.x and 2.x C++ code bases are going to be around for a long time, and much can be done with them. -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies

Re: [opensource-dev] Display names, again.

2010-08-21 Thread Daniel Smith
. What is happening here is a confluence of events that will lead to a mass migration to other grids and other VWs. You have the power to help do the right thing, and a limited window of opportunity to use it. Daniel ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information

Re: [opensource-dev] display names = the end of 1.x viewers?

2010-08-19 Thread Daniel Smith
Following up on myself.. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Daniel Smith javajo...@gmail.com wrote: What will you do to prevent others from using my username as their displayname? And it's not just a display issue. What happens with chat and im logs? Are they going to only show

Re: [opensource-dev] display names = the end of 1.x viewers?

2010-08-19 Thread Daniel Smith
On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 3:28 PM, Baloo Uriza ba...@ursamundi.org wrote: On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 10:15:14 -0700, Daniel Smith wrote: I'll ask the Lindens a direct question: What will you do to prevent others from using my username as their displayname? I'm going to hazard to guess

Re: [opensource-dev] opensource-dev Digest, Vol 7, Issue 26

2010-08-17 Thread Daniel
@ Henri - Indeed, it was the lack of interest in completing a User's Manual for the viewer that caused me to look to other pastures. This is after 6 years of development, you still had not documented your product. Myself and several other people wrote most of a manual

Re: [opensource-dev] display names = the end of 1.x viewers?

2010-08-17 Thread Daniel Smith
Have it set to no by default. If I feel like turning it on so that others can use my name, then fine, that would be me opting in. cheers, Daniel ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev

Re: [opensource-dev] Open Viewer Development Announcement

2010-08-16 Thread Daniel Smith
. Daniel -- Daniel Smith - Sonoma County, California http://daniel.org/resume ___ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting

[opensource-dev] Snow Storm / Mac, missing file?

2010-08-15 Thread Daniel Smith
asset_urls.txt anywhere in the tree. I also saw reference to parabuild.. and: bucky:linden dls$ hg clone http://hg.lindenlab.com/parabuild/buildscripts abort: error: Operation timed out So, am I just trying to build this too early, or are there some missing files/components? cheers, Daniel -- Daniel

Re: [opensource-dev] Server region counts

2010-04-25 Thread Daniel
That page appears to be out of date, and refers to CPUs, not cores. There are three numbers: Servers, CPU's, and cores. The latest servers are Dual CPU Nehalem based servers, with quad core CPUs, for a total of 8 cores per server box. The previous generation was Dual CPU Core 2 Duo based

Re: [opensource-dev] Requesting Linden Response: Please move TPVPTopics to a different mailing list

2010-04-15 Thread Michael Daniel
VR Hacks wrote: I mean you can't legally be held liable for users who refuse to follow a contract they made with you, can you? Sure you can. After all, if you write malicious code, you know you're doing it. I stand corrected, then. I wasn't really talking about malicious code,

Re: [opensource-dev] opensource-dev Digest, Vol 3, Issue 40

2010-04-10 Thread Daniel
The very fact that reasonably intelligent people here on this list, which are part of the community the TPV is aimed at, cannot agree what it means, is cause to rewrite it for more clarity. Carlo Wood wrote: You know, this would actually make me feel better if you were a lawyer. Even more

Re: [opensource-dev] opensource-dev Digest, Vol 3, Issue 40

2010-04-09 Thread Daniel
Dirk Moerenhout wrote: No, the real issue is that some people _THINK_ LL is trying to give TPV developers legal liabilities. This is about interpretation and not facts. Unless I missed something LL has never stated anything about legal liabilities, it's solely based on some peoples personal

Re: [opensource-dev] oh give me a break

2010-03-16 Thread Daniel
Lawson wrote: Except ALL L$ transactions are monitored. Give someone $L 1,000,000 in one chunk or in one million chunks, and it will still trigger alarms. - As a major Lindex trader I can verify there are such alarms, cause I have tripped them several times. Move too much money, in L$ or