Re: [ogpx] revised draft charter for OGPX working group

[Dave CROCKER <[e-mail]>]

Infinity Linden wrote:
> thanks to the many people who offered suggestions concerning the OGPX
> draft charter, we now have a new revision. 


Hi.  A few questions:

Although it might be implied from some comments later in the draft, the 
beginning of the draft charter does not make explicit what value-add is being 
pursued.

That is,

    What problems will be solved?

    What will be possible after the work is done that isn't possible now?


I'll offer some guesses, but have no faith in my understanding of things:

    1.  There are multiple VW instances that exist independently and cannot 
interoperate.  This work will permit exchange of virtual objects and (...?) 
among independent virtual worlds.

    2.  Currently, a user must have a distinct and unrelated presence in each 
virtual world that they participate in.  This work will permit a user to have a 
single, unique presence, across multiple VW instances.


First, are these two statements correct?

Second, will the work solve other problems or create other enhancements?

Also:  A topic that's been discussed frequently is the difference between having 
a client able to access multiple servers, versus having independent servers 
directly interact.  From the draft charter, I cannot tell which of these will be 
covered or how.

d/
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   Dave Crocker
   Brandenburg InternetWorking
   bbiw.net