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authorDavid Seikel2011-05-09 21:29:10 +1000
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Readme rewrite.
I'll update the Windows special copy later.
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1 ABOUT META-IMPY 1 ABOUT META-IMPY
2 2
3 Meta-impy used to be the next generation experimental viewer for the 3 The meta-impy viewer is based on the Imprudence 1.4 viewer -
4 meta 7 grid. Meta 7 closed, but meta-impy lives on. The rest of 4
5 this text is the old text from the meta 7 days. I'll write 5 http://blog.kokuaviewer.org/
6 something now soon. 6
7 7 I agree with the Imprudence manifesto. I also have my own ideas
8 The old meta 7 viewer was based on an ancient version of Emerald. We
9 need an update. After much discussion and evaluation, and too much
10 delay, I decided to fork and modify the Imprudence 1.4.0 code base
11 to our requirements. Thus the meta-impy viewer was born. This time
12 around I will try to keep up with the upstream changes.
13
14 I agree with the Imprudence manifesto. I also have my own ideas
15 about how code should be written, and how the mess that is the LL 8 about how code should be written, and how the mess that is the LL
16 code base should be morphed into something sane. I don't think that 9 code base should be morphed into something sane. I don't think that
17 moving to the SL 2 code base is such a good idea. Even now I still 10 moving to the SL 2 code base is such a good idea. Even now still see
18 see problems from the move to the SL 1.23 code base. I thought 11 problems from the move to the SL 1.23 code base. I thought moving
19 moving from 1.22 was a bad idea to. LL has us playing catch up at 12 from 1.22 was a bad idea to. LL has us playing catch up at their
20 their chosen pace. We should just fix up their horrid code and 13 chosen pace. We should just fix up their horrid code and streak
21 streak ahead of them. 14 ahead of them.
22 15
23 Since this is being done for meta7, and meta7 does not care about LL 16 Mostly this viewer development is for me to scratch my own itches.
24 TPVP, somethings are just going to be changed specifically to suit 17 There are some things I might implement that are of general
25 the meta7 grid. On the other hand, there are some things we might 18 usefulness, or already on the Impy wish list. I will try to write
26 implement that are of general usefulness, or already on the Impy 19 them such that Impy developers can cherry pick those things, then
27 wish list. I will try to write them such that Impy developers can 20 let the Impy developers know. Other developers may join my efforts
28 cherry pick those things, then let the Impy developers know. 21 if they wish, if their itches match my own. We can scratch each
29 22 others backs. B-)
30 Note, since we don't care about LL TPVP, it's likely that meta7 23
31 viewers will not be TPVP compliant. Meta 7 viewers are made for use 24 I don't really care about SL or LL any more. I don't care for
32 on the meta7 grid. They will probably work on the SL grid, but that 25 OpenSim that much either, but at least that provides a wider
33 is not important to us, and not recommended by us. Use at your own 26 ecosystem. So meta-impy will try to be more general purpose. The LL
34 risk on the SL grid. 27 code base is full of assumptions that it's running on the SL grid.
35 28 These assumptions I'll remove one by one. A lot of policies LL has I
36 The latest source code for the meta-impy viewer is always 29 disagree with, and I'm not much interested in enshrining those
30 policies in code.
31
32 Note, since I don't care about the LL TPVP, it's likely that the
33 meta-impy viewer will not be TPVP compliant. Meta-impy is made for
34 use on OpenSim grids. It will probably work on the SL grids, but
35 that is not important to me, and not recommended by me. Use at your
36 own risk on the SL grids.
37
38 The latest information for the meta-impy viewer is always
37 available at: 39 available at:
38 40
39 http://github.com/onefang/meta-impy 41 Forums http://onefang.net/drupal/forum/5
42 Downloads http://onefang.net/drupal/downloads
43 Project details http://onefang.net/redmine/projects/me7v-0
44 Source code https://github.com/onefang/meta-impy
40 45
41 46
42 LICENSE 47 LICENSE
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49 54
50 DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES 55 DISCLAIMERS AND NOTICES
51 56
52 Second Life is a registered trademark of Linden Research, Inc. 57 Second Life is a registered trademark of Linden Research, Inc.
58
59 Imprudence is in no way affiliated with Linden Research, Inc.
53 60
54 Imprudence is in no way affiliated with Linden Research, Inc. 61 meta7 and/or Magne Metaverse Reasearch are in no way affiliated with Linden Research, Inc.
55 62
56 meta7 and/or Magne Metaverse Reasearch are in no way affiliated with Linden Research, Inc. 63 onefang has no relationship with any of them, though used to work for meta 7.
57 64