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Re: [ogpx] A blog post from the HTML5/Websocket wars worth reading

Carlo Wood <carlo@alinoe.com> Fri, 19 February 2010 14:11 UTC

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Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:12:52 +0100
From: Carlo Wood <carlo@alinoe.com>
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Subject: Re: [ogpx] A blog post from the HTML5/Websocket wars worth reading
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On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 12:18:42PM -0500, Barry Leiba wrote:
> > VWRAP is not a protocol to enshrine a particular form of world, but a
> > protocol to define a particular form of interop.  We often make the mistake
> > of referring to "SL-like worlds" in these discussions, when what we really
> > mean is "VWRAP-compatible worlds".  There is certainly no need to be SL-like
> > nor even SL-compatible when using VWRAP.  For example, VWRAP will
> > undoubtedly be used by leading-edge worlds with services and assets that
> > Linden Lab chooses not to handle, as a business choice.
> >
> > Therefore "SL-like" is a very incorrect phrase here.  We mean
> > VWRAP-compatible.
> 
> What she said.
> 
> Barry

Agreed. SL should be VWRAP compatible, but there is no need
for another world that uses VWRAP to really be anything like SL.

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Carlo Wood <carlo@alinoe.com>

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