Some people might have heard that Open Grid Protocol (OGP) standardization efforts have been proceeding under the auspices of the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force.) Last spring we formed the MMOX mailing list and BoF (Birds of a Feather) session to discuss standardization efforts across a number of different virtual worlds technology. At the MMOX BoF, a smaller number of people indicated an interest in focusing on the "second life-like" worlds currently deployed / described by Second Life(tm), OpenSim, PyOGP and RealXtend (to name a few.) The objective of this new group, called OGPX, is to define use cases, interoperability profiles and protocol for OGP.
The mailing list for this group, [email protected], is open and anyone may participate (though we ask that discussion be limited to OGP and related topics; the MMOX list is still active for the purpose of more general VW standardization discussions.) You can subscribe to the OGPX list by visiting https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ogpx . Current discussion topics include Reverse HTTP (RHTTP), LLSD / LLIDL and OGP. So... if you're interested in what's going on in OGP, this is the place to find out. Readers may also be interested in the set of published internet drafts: * OGP : Intro and Requirements ( http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hamrick-ogp-intro-00 ) * LLSD / LLIDL ( http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-hamrick-llsd-00.txt ) * Reverse HTTP ( http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-lentczner-rhttp-00 ) * OGP : Foundations ( http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-lentczner-ogp-base-00 ) * OGP : Authentication ( http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hamrick-ogp-auth-00 ) also... a draft charter for the OGPX group has been published to the mailing list and is archived at: http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ogpx/current/msg00005.html please don't hesitate to subscribe if you're interested. you don't have to be an OGP partisan. HyperGrid folk who want to know what we're doing are welcome; all i ask is we keep the trash talk to a minimum and keep the discussion focused to OGP. -sincerely -meadhbh hamrick (aka infinity linden) _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
