Silver Mare @SilverMare

Hallo,

da Satyr sich auf meinem letzten Post in keiner Art und Weise geäußert hat, werde ich nun meine persönlichen Konsequenzen daraus ziehen.

Es ist ein Unding, daß ein Webseiten Betreiber seine Webseite mit unterschiedlichen Maßstäben betreibt. Auf der einen Seite untersagt er Traffic & Service Bots und nimmt SIMs (ohne es zu prüfen) auf Zuruf aus dem Traffic Ranking. Zeitgleich werden andere SIMs, die ihm gemeldet werden, nicht aus dem Ranking genommen.

Wie kann das sein?

Man könnte meinen, das der Webseiten Betreiber hier abwägt, wo er mehr persönliche Vorteile hat. Wir wissen alle, daß Satyr seine SIMs im OSGrid hat. Ich greife damit nicht das OSGrid an, sondern die Tatsache das Satyr mit unterschiedlichem Maße misst.

Es stellt sich mir die Frage, warum es überhaupt ein Traffic Ranking gibt.

Zum anderen finde ich es sehr kritisch, dass der Webseiten Betreiber wissentlich Drohungen und Anfeindungen, etc. in der Shoutbox und in den Kommentaren stehen lässt. Wenn der Webseiten Betreiber nicht die Zeit oder die Ressourcen hat, dieses zu prüfen, sollte er diese dauerhaft deaktivieren.

Ich und auch vermutlich andere, werden diese Webseite verlassen und auf ein eigenes Projekt schwenken. Wer mehr darüber wissen möchte, kann mit per IM InWorld erreichen.

Grid: adult-life.de:8002:Str8t City
Avatar: Dark Wolf


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Hello,

since Satyr has not responded to my last post in any way, I will now draw my personal conclusions.

It is absurd that a website operator operates his website with different standards. On the one hand, he prohibits traffic & service bots and removes SIMs (without checking) from the traffic ranking on demand. At the same time, other SIMs that are reported to him are not removed from the ranking.

How can this be?

One might think that the website operator is weighing up where he has more personal advantages. We all know that Satyr has its SIMs in the OSGrid. I am not attacking the OSGrid, but the fact that Satyr is using different measures.

The question arises as to why there is a traffic ranking at all.

On the other hand, I find it very critical that the website operator knowingly leaves threats and hostility, etc. in the Shoutbox and in the comments. If the website operator does not have the time or resources to check this, they should deactivate it permanently.

I, and probably others, will be leaving this website and switching to my own project. If you want to know more about this, you can contact me via IM InWorld.

Grid: adult-life.de:8002:Str8t City
Avatar: Dark Wolf

Hello Satyr,
it's just annoying and outrageous the way you run this website. On the one hand you throw regions out of the listing/ranking because they use BOTs, on the other hand you leave others in the listing/ranking. Either you treat everyone the same, which would make your ranking as good as empty, or you abolish the ranking. Another possibility would be that you write directly on the start page that you leave the SIMs in the ranking that dance to your liking. For my part, I will only use the Abuse button here. Trade at last!

I like to drop a post every now and then on another virtual universe I'm involved in developing, with a working name of Starlite Galaxies. It's a user-content generated world like SL and Opensim, but not based on their code. A complete new game engine has been written from the ground up in proprietary codebase using C++, utilizing the Vulkan API instead of OpenGL. The universe will not be compatible with opensim code, but we are discussing a bridge option down the road to allow opensim users to visit. The game is currently approaching alpha testing for which all slots are filled.

The top shot is a helmet readily available on 3D model sites that we use to test our handling of PBR materials and shaders. This one is reflecting the environment we dropped it in and running at 4910 fps on full blast graphics using a GeForce 3060 card (I believe this is the same helmet visible in the recent SL tutorial on their version of PBR)

The bottom image is an asteroid field with 50,000 physical objects all orbiting a central mass independently of one another. We wanted to find a breaking point, but only got the fps down to 720 fps.

We also are testing on a variety of lower end machines to find baselines for the graphics and physics. But if you want to go full-bore gaming using VR, controllers, joysticks, flight-sim equipment, etc., then all of that capability is already there and working. Probably would only want to use VR with your feet on the ground. We found flying ships in VR was...unsettling.

See my Facebook page for larger images: https://www.facebook.com/LunariaEmporium

Opensimulator is FREE but not a "free-for-all" **

I have noticed there are a number of people who use the Opensimulator server software but they do not fully understand the true concept of it's OPEN nature.

In real life, I have been contributing to FREE and Open sourced software for well over a decade and I rely on it for most of my day to day computing tasks. I have a full working knowledge of what open source is and the level of freedom it gives to the people who use it. Free software gives you the ability to see the source code, change it, make it better, share your changes with friends and some open source licenses will allow you to SELL your modified code. There are many versions of Opensim such as the OSgrid builds, Arriba, Sasquatch, Isthmus or Halcyon and there is nothing stopping YOU from making your own version. You cannot do this with closed sourced software legally. This is the extent to which Opensimulator is OPEN.

Opensimulator is FREE! Free as in Freedom. You are FREE to use the software in any way that you feel is morally or socially acceptable and there is no defined method on how you should use the software. I see people all the time saying things to the effect of: "You should let everyone in your sim." or "You have no right to block bad people or grids." or "You should give everything away free because that is what Opensim was made for." If any of those statements are true then PROVE IT! Go on http://opensimulator.org and show me where it says this. I can assure you that I have completely read the BSD license and it is SHORTER than this article I am writing right now. Nowhere does the license say anything on how you should use the software because that act alone would nullify the freedoms that the Opensimulator developers have given you. You will not find (and probably never will find) any documentation enforcing edicts on how they think you should use this software. They do however have guides on getting the most out of it's features, it is an invaluable resource.

What does all of this mean? FREEDOM FOR ALL but NOT a free-for-all. You have the right to impose RULES on your sims and Opensim software gives grid operators powerful OSSL code to deal with interlopers and troublemakers. Nobody should walk all over you and tell you how to run your grid, when it is your servers, your money and your resources. YOU ARE IN CONTROL. Grid operators have the ability to block any viewer they want, it is built right in. You define how your grid operates and are under no obligation to obey anyone who hates you for using these features. Some may say "Because a feature exists does not mean you should use it." and they would be WRONG because these settings would not be included if the Opensimulator developers did not intend for people to use them.

I challenge anyone who disagrees with this article to visit http://opensimulator.org and show me any documentation which refutes anything I have said. I will only accept submissions from the aforementioned url because it is the OFFICIAL website for the Opensimulator project and they are the supreme authority governing it's use.

Feel free to share this article when needed.

Peace & Love
Spax

** A free-for-all is a situation in which several people or groups are trying to get something for themselves and there are no controls on how they do it.

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