On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 14:04:21 -0400, Discrete Dreamscape wrote: > A list of trusted entities is virtually always more robust and reliable than > a list of untrusted ones.
This would be only true if LL was to *guarantee* that the listed viewer can *actually* be trusted, which is *not* the case with the current implementation of teh TPV directory. > Weigh the two possibilities that would occur and their consequences, given > that the user is making assumptions, as you say: > - User believes viewers ON the whitelist are the ONLY ones that can be used > - User believes viewers NOT on the blacklist can ALL be used > > The latter is clearly not a situation that benefits users in any way. Not when the blacklist in question is edited by LL themselves: you then are sure that the listed viewers are illegal, which gives more reliable info than an unwarranted white list... Henri. _______________________________________________ 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