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Ärende: Fidonews Vol 29 No 11 March 12, 2012 Page: 2
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                            The Virtual World

        I have spent the last week exploring the wonderful world of OpenSim
    For those of you who do not know, OpenSim is a server that allows a person
    to have their own virtual world such as they could have in Second Life (C).
    With the program OpenSim, anyone can now run their own full parcel of land
    (called a sim) and experiment or build objects there the way they want.

        While OpenSim (os) is an easily configured program to have your sim
    available across the network, it gets a bit more involved when you attempt
    to run or join a grid.  This experience is even more involved when running
    the sim in a linux environment.  Despite this, os is an effective way of
    learning to build objects for either os or Second Life, and as such, it is
    also a huge savings over buying a sim from Linden Labs and paying their
    monthly tier.  This is especially useful when someone is just learning to
    build, as the cost is null and there are plenty of resources on the web to
    help with any errors you might find.

        OpenSimulator.org, the company that is offering the os sim
    downloads, has an extensive wiki with information about each step as well a
    smaller sections for developers and power users.  Os also lists a few of th
    grids available for public use on their wiki in an attempt to help users ge
    connected.

        Other options along the same line are available as well, like the
    Aurorasim.  Based on the os technology, but with several major improvements
    to both code and memory usage, AS will do well for those who want a more
    flexible server environment.

        I would like to invite all of you to take a look at the websites an
    possibly even join one of the grids.  It may take some time to get used to,
    but the results can be very impressive.

    http://www.opensimulator.org http://aurora-sim.org/ and the largest grid so
    far..  http://www.osgrid.org


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