Second life bliver open source

Den virtuelle verden “Second Life” er nu blevet åben source (GPL). For almindelige brugere gør det nok ikke den store forskel, men for udviklere betyder det at man nu kan downloade kilde-kode til klient-softwaret, og selv lave tilpasninger. Og på sigt vil det nok betyde flere og bedre funktioner for brugerne.

At Linden, we have always been strong advocates of the use of open standards and the advantages of using open source products. Though Second Life makes abundant use of non-standard technologies, our basic UDP protocol message system for example, we rely on open standards and open source implementations when appropriate and available. Since many of the components that will make up this network are not yet done, we are not publishing long white papers or RFCs at this time — instead, we are giving everyone what we have along with a goal of producing those open standards with the input and assistance of the community that has brought Second Life to where it is now.

Releasing the source now is our next invitation to the world to help build this global space for communication, business, and entertainment. We are eager to work with the community and businesses to further our vision of our space.
blog.secondlife.com

Men hvad med mine Linden dollars ($L)? Er alle mine virtuelle penge i fare, nu hvor alle hacker har adgang til Koden. Nej mener Linden - pengene ligger på serveren og den er ikke åben. Læs mere på deres opensource faq

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