Speaking as one of the owners of ReactionGrid - this is a new product we are launching because we have folks who are interested in OpenSim as a behind a firewall solution. We host many grids for clients that are not public already, so this is just an evolution from hosting an OpenSim grid on one of our servers, to hosting it on one of theirs, but with some support. We already spend time in-world with private grid clients to help them make the most of what they have, and we will do our best to help the behind-the-firewall solution customers too with training and support.
We love the potential of OpenSim, but we are not blind to its limitations, and we never hide this from people. We run a public grid, we host public events, and yes, we crash! we know as well as you do that this is an alpha - but it's one hell of an alpha that, if you can work with it and not against it, is extremely rewarding and has enormous potential for all sorts of sectors. We have kids on our grid every day learning about geometry, textures, colour pallets, you name it - and the energy you see from them when they get things looking the way they want, getting a script running, or enthusing about meeting some kids from the other side of the world - it's infectious! I'm sorry, I kinda love that part of my job, and that's all thanks to the current state of OpenSim, which goes straight back to the devs who work on it. Jani and Ralf have written many articles about us already, and for that we are grateful :) I am very open to hearing any opinions on our plans from anyone else, on either side of whatever fence we are on today. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Opensource Obscure Sent: 26 May 2009 16:49 To: [email protected] Cc: realxtend Subject: Re: [Opensim-users] ReactionGrid offers behind the firewall solution before LL On Tue, 26 May 2009 10:58:26 +0300, Jani Pirkola <[email protected]> wrote: > Good news for Opensim, and congratulations to ReactionGrid! > http://www.maxping.org/business/news/reactiongrid-offers-behind-the-fire wall-virtual-world-server.aspx I'd like to hear comments about this. Comments by Opensim developers who are not directly involved with ReactionGrid, if possible, would be even better. That would greatly help me in a better understanding of the whole situation, as actually I'm a bit concerned by this kind of news. Please, note that I don't mean to offend anyone at ReactionGrid (or Maxping) with this message - also note I'm not a native english speaker. 1. software: Opensim (as a software) is not complete yet. It doesn't offer all features that Second Life (as a software) offers. 2. community: Opensim-based grids have a limited number of users. The Second Life grid has <put SL stats here> a relevant number of users. 3. service: Opensim-based solution providers are obviously still young and small. Linden Lab [even if you hated them] has many years of managing a full-featured, huge grid and providing related services (support, money exchange, inventory management, online trading..) That's why I fear that stating "Opensim is competing with Second Life", or "this Opensim-based solution is better than / was launched before than the Linden Lab one", or something like that, could have negative effects on how Opensim is perceived. Isn't this "First!" attitude potentially dangerous when we communicate and explain Opensim's development? What do you think about that? Best wishes, Opensource Obscure _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.339 / Virus Database: 270.12.37/2131 - Release Date: 05/26/09 08:53:00 _______________________________________________ Opensim-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/opensim-users
