hmm ok I may be wrong but remember a rush to update viewers from the approved list, didn't look over my shoulder and just for good housekeeping I don't venture from approved viewers. Seriously hope you are wrong or there will be little to no control over who gets to connect.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Gareth Nelson" <gar...@garethnelson.com> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 3:25 PM To: "Will" <wdema...@verizon.net> Cc: "Lance Corrimal" <lance.corri...@eregion.de>; <opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com> Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Malicious payloads in third-party viewers: is the policy worth anything? > As I understand it, you don't need to be in the list, just comply with > the policy. > > On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Will <wdema...@verizon.net> wrote: >> They may be waiting to make a formal announcement before they pull the >> plug >> on the viewer- didn't they make a policy of not allowing any viewer to >> connect that wasn't on the list? I think so- >> >> -------------------------------------------------- >> From: "Gareth Nelson" <gar...@garethnelson.com> >> Sent: Sunday, August 22, 2010 2:50 PM >> To: "Lance Corrimal" <lance.corri...@eregion.de> >> Cc: <opensource-dev@lists.secondlife.com> >> Subject: Re: [opensource-dev] Malicious payloads in third-party viewers: >> is >> the policy worth anything? >> >>> As they shouldn't be! >>> Although one does wonder whether users are now at risk of being banned >>> if they keep using it >>> >>> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Lance Corrimal >>> <lance.corri...@eregion.de> wrote: >>>> >>>> Am Sunday 22 August 2010 schrieb L. Christopher Bird: >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 11:32 AM, Jesse Barnett <jess...@gmail.com> >>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> > Ignoring this and giving the all clear with no other action taken >>>>> > on the part of Linden Lab will instead demonstrate that the TPV >>>>> > is a worthless scrap of paper. >>>>> >>>>> Correction, it only exist on paper if printed. The proper phrase is >>>>> "a worthless configuration of pixels" >>>>> >>>>> The TPVP makes it clear what the consequences are for breaking the >>>>> policy. 8c says: >>>>> >>>>> "If a Third-Party Viewer or your use or distribution of it violates >>>>> this Policy or any Linden Lab policy, your permission to access >>>>> Second Life using the Third-Party Viewer shall terminate >>>>> automatically. You acknowledge and agree that we may require you >>>>> to stop using or distributing a Third-Party Viewer for accessing >>>>> Second Life if we determine that there is a violation." >>>>> >>>>> So either the lab will enforce this, or they will say "Well you are >>>>> so popular you can screw around all you want". Is Emerald the >>>>> viewer "too big to fail"? >>>>> >>>>> -- ZenMondo >>>> >>>> I just looked and emerald's not in the tpv directory anymore. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 _______________________________________________ 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