Re: [ogpx] OGPX WG draft charter, 2009-08-19 revision

[David W Levine <[e-mail]>]

I am going to suggest inserting a very  concise paragraph after the second 
paragraph. 

>>> Insert 

Regions and Services implemented according to the specifications may be 
assembled into
multiple virtual worlds. These worlds may embody multiple domains of 
trust. Deployed virtual
worlds may support different policies of use. Constrained by these 
policies, the protocols will
permit interoperation across OGPX  virtual worlds with compatible policies 
and trust models. 

>>> end insert

I poersonally think this is implicit, but making it explicit doesn't hurt. 


I think this preserves the separation of concern we desire. Mechanisms are 
defined at the
protocol level. Policy is defined separate from mechanism. It should be 
possible to deploy
everything from highly constrained walled gardens to very open grids. The 
degree of 
avatar, agent, service and digital goods flow between specific virtual 
worlds will vary according
to the policies, and trust boundaries established by deployers. Nothing in 
the specifications
dictates specific policies

This follows the existing  practices of the web and internet.The core 
protocols
and formats of the internet permit interoperation, but deployers routinely 
constrain 
the accessibility and reach of services based on policy. 


- David W. Levine
~ Zha Ewry (ISL)