Re: [ogpx] refined idea for documents..

Infinity Linden <infinity@lindenlab.com> Sun, 27 September 2009 15:10 UTC

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yup. we're actually in the process of adding the deployment pattern
stuff to the intro doc. great minds think alike!

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Vaughn Deluca <vaughn.deluca@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Infinity
> Linden <infinity@lindenlab.com> wrote:
>>
>> hey peeps...
>>
>> i was thinking about it, and came up with a slightly different list of
>> documents:
>>
>> * intro and goals (used to be called intro and requirements)
>> * abstract type system (used to be called LLSD)
>> * foundations
>> * the VWRAP trust/security model
>> * virtual world description format
>> * client application launch message
>> * agent presence establishment
>> * avatar format
>> * asset format and access
>> * chat/voice establishment
>> * user profile access
>> * time sensitive messages
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> * intro and goals ( based on
>> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hamrick-ogp-intro-00 )
>>  * social context of virtual worlds - why they're interesting
>>  * very high level description of virtual world characteristics - not
>> what a virtual world "is" as much as features of a virtual world you
>> may not have thought about.
>>  * how VWRAP virtual worlds differ from other virtual worlds - how
>> OpenSim and SecondLife differ on a technology level from WoW
>>  * protocol objectives and goals - specific features of the protocol
>>
>>  * this doc is it's own document because we think there's a need for
>> a lot of background, and it's mostly non-technical.
>
> [snip ]
> I would suggest to add some stuff
> from http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-levine-ogp-layering
> The use cases given there would come a long way to clarify the current
> confusion over what we can call a virtual world and what the main seat of
> policy is in these cases.
> Vaughn