From 09dd4bd6834861791008e66652826a66724efa0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: gareth Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:00:49 +0000 Subject: Brought in code from branches/gareth --- README | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+) create mode 100644 README (limited to 'README') diff --git a/README b/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f294295 --- /dev/null +++ b/README @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Some basic instructions on how to use OpenSim/OGS for hackers and geeks +------------------------------------------------- + +1.First, either get in touch with a grid owner or install the OGS server components on your own server. +2.Ask the grid owner to send you keys over a secure channel (encrypted email, paper mail, phone, encrypted IM/IRC). If you and the grid owner are not concerned about security (YOU SHOULD BE!!!) then this exchange can be done over any communications channel. +3.Edit src/Config.cs to reflect your changes or if the grid owner has provided you with a template/custom database, drop opensim.yap into bin/ +4.If you edited src/Config.cs then run "nant build" at the root directory +5.With mono on Linux/BSD cd into bin/ and run "mono OpenSim.exe", On win32 just run OpenSim.exe +5.Login to the grid with a standard viewer and find your sim (note that at certain times the SVN version does not allow logins) + +Some basic instructions on how to use OpenSim/OGS for the laymen +------------------------------------------------- + +1.Ensure you either have mono or the .NET framework runtime installed +2.Find a grid owner +3.Ask the grid owner to send you connection instructions +4.Either install the grid owner's opensim.yap by placing it into the same directory as OpenSim.exe or follow their instructions +5.On Linux/BSD, go to a command prompt and type: +cd /path/to/where/you/downloaded/ +cd bin/ +mono OpenSim.exe +6.Login to the grid in the normal way -- cgit v1.1