Comments on: Towards HG 2.0

By: John Silver

John Silver — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:19:04 +0000

I wonder … at the moment during the startup of OpenSim it is possible to connect other grids by hypertext links by using method 2 via include / exclude lists. See also: http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Installing_and_Running_Hypergrid_On_OpenSimulator_0.6.9

I this file I only want to include the hypergrids that are aloud to connect to my own grid. All the other grids are excluded and blocked if they are not on this list.

The list can easily maintained by an administrator following the discribed format. It would be nice if this option is made available. The mechanisme could be activate in the Robust.HG.ini file and can be done by simple include check when on the list. For closed grids within companies or educational institutes this can be a good expention of OpenSim and maybe easy to implement. Or am I wrong?

with regards, John.Silver@opensim.nl

By: Pathfinder

Pathfinder — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:09:41 +0000

Outstanding, Diva. Thank you again for all your work on this.

And thanks for the historical background on previous versions of the Hypergrid. I learn something new every day!

By: Diva Canto

Diva Canto — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:44:16 +0000

Grids can apply whatever policies they want to their own content. If Kitely wants to let copy+transfer objects out, and only those, that’s fine and reasonable. Each grid can have their own policy, and that doesn’t conflict with anything else. There is no mandatory policy, by design, it’s a decentralized system.

Inventory is never lost by HG travel, even now, unless the grids are misconfigured. The HG inventory server does not delete anything. The worst that can happen now is inventory items changing folders if ppl visit a grid with malicious server code.

In any case, inventory in HG1.5 is still exposed to those kinds of risks; that’s what HG2.0 will eliminate. The new HG inventory service, together with a better manipulation of inventory in the viewer, will be bullet-proof. No items besides those in the suitcase can ever be accessed while hypergriding.

By: Gaga

Gaga — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:09:33 +0000

Thank you the insight into the plan for HG2, Diva. I do wonder though how the work Kitely is doing to enable hypergrid with their own security measures (respecting copy/transfer perms) will affect HG2?

Also, presently, there is some concern that Inventory’s have been corrupted and content lost by HG travel so the advice has been not to use your main avatar. I assume you are aware of this problem and it will be fully addressed in HG2. Well, I hope it will anyway.

Thank you anyway for the work you have done to make a connected and free Metaverse possible. It is greatly appreciated.

Gaga

By: Fleep Tuque

Fleep Tuque — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:45:50 +0000

Thanks for the overview, Diva, it’s super helpful to have a general roadmap of where you expect HG to go – and as always a million thanks for all your hard work to make it even possible! We non-coder types are eternally grateful!