*If only* new features got into Snowglobe faster. :-) The only things that seem to get in fast are bug fixes. And of course IBM-sponsored code.
Admittedly, the rate is somewhat faster than into LL's main viewer ... but then, it could hardly be slower! :-) Talking about "LL's main viewer" ... why doesn't it have a name? Morgaine. ========================================== On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:26 AM, Gareth Nelson <gar...@garethnelson.com>wrote: > Don't new features get into snowglobe faster too? Thus more potential for > bugs > > On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 12:15 AM, Morgaine > <morgaine.din...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > At any given point in time, one viewer is more stable than another, and > at > > another point in time, it's the other way around. This is perfectly > normal, > > and blanket statements about superior stability make no sense ... > especially > > when they share common code! :-) > > > > If anything, Snowglobe could well be more stable over time, since any > bugs > > probably won't last long because they tend to get patched rapidly and a > new > > tagged version released. In contrast the official LL viewer gets > released > > infrequently. > > > > One shouldn't read too much into PR or advocacy statements anyway. > > > > > > Morgaine. > > > > > > > > > > > > ================================= > > > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Thomas Grimshaw <t...@streamsense.net> > > wrote: > >> > >> It's the truth. Snowglobe is unstable. > >> > >> ~Tom > >> > >> Armin Weatherwax wrote: > >> >> I am simply pointing out that they are NOT compatible with the GPL. > >> >> > >> > GPL compatible or not - the sentence "The Snowglobe Viewer [...] this > >> > viewer may be somewhat less stable than the official Second Life > >> > viewer"( http://viewerdirectory.secondlife.com/ at 2010/03/10 00:06 > >> > GMT+1) is a slap into the face of anybody contributing bugfixes to the > >> > secondlife codebase. > >> > > >> > Armin > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > 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 > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > > -- > “Lanie, I’m going to print more printers. Lots more printers. One for > everyone. That’s worth going to jail for. That’s worth anything.” - > Printcrime by Cory Doctrow > > Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. > See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html >
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