Comments on: Second Life Looking Back: 2009 Uncovered

By: Dahlia

Dahlia — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 02:20:39 +0000

It’s not “Opensim Governance”, it’s “Universal Governance”, and it will accommodate other models of exchange besides Creative Commons. Note however that there will be a small rezzing tax for all items which will automatically be deducted from your account that will be used to finance various “Governance” activities.

By: DMC Jurassic

DMC Jurassic — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:51:12 +0000

“…they put their money where their mouth is with today’s resident buyout of Second Life. The users and content creators of Second Life were granted equity in the company…”

Thanks for the post, Dusan. Would you mind elaborating, quoting a source, or clarifying this statement a little further?

If possible, thanks

By: Justin Clark-Casey

Justin Clark-Casey — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:08:07 +0000

Dusan, highly amused to read

“Linden Lab has also hinted that they’re in discussions with the OpenSim Governance Team (which manages the universal TOS and Content Protection Algorithm for the OpenSim Grids)”

To me, putting it like that shows how preposterous the idea is. OpenSim naturally distributes the virtual environment to the many rather than place it in the hands of the few. An “OpenSim Governance Team” sounds as unlikely as a “Web Governance Team”.

By: Doubledown Tandino

Doubledown Tandino — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:41:19 +0000

With this post, Dusan of the Econo-Biz Guild has risen 2 experience points, has gained a level and can now wield the Goblet of Edutainment and equip the legendary “business socks +4 of protection”

By: cube

cube — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 18:32:56 +0000

enjoy the holidaze.:)

By: Neptune Rebel

Neptune Rebel — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 17:16:00 +0000

Christine: Yeah, I missed that line.

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:48:02 +0000

I’d have thought that “Now that we can teleport between Second Life and OpenSim and bring our inventories and avatars with us” would have been a pretty big clue! Heheh.

By: Dusan

Dusan — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:58:48 +0000

Uh oh. See, I was trying to attempt self-parody in the first paragraph or so in order to alert you (in addition to the parody of trite year in review articles) but if you took that as, well, the real thing and actually believe I’m planning to reference Russian novelists in my “year Ahead” column then I have some reading to do.

By: Neptune Rebel

Neptune Rebel — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:48:17 +0000

I’m not too ashamed to admit the same failing as Botgirl and it wasn’t until the end of the “Pick of the Day” paragraph that I got it.

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Community-Chest » Bookmarks for décembre 21st through décembre 23rd — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:06:01 +0000

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