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Linden Lab Make Second Life Client Open Source

January 8, 2007 by Metaverse Journal Editor 7 Comments

Update – Linden Lab’s dedicated open source ‘busybody’ says hi here

 

In a major move for Linden Lab, they’ve announced that the Second Life client software code is being released as open source under GNU GPL Level 2.

This throws down the gauntlet to any developer who wants to create content – they have access to the source code. This is likely to cut both ways – there’ll be a lot more people doing bug-spotting for free but also others who’ll be looking for ways to exploit what’s there.

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  1. sloz says

    January 9, 2007 at 1:57 am

    Hi Microbe – where have I said MAJOR? in relation And always happy to check out your alternative if you have one 😉

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  2. sloz says

    January 9, 2007 at 1:57 am

    Hi Microbe – where have I said MAJOR? in relation And always happy to check out your alternative if you have one 😉

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  3. Cybster Curtis says

    January 8, 2007 at 9:21 pm

    This is great, I’ve wanted a webcam viewer builtin for guests at my club to see my live sets. Get ready for the “Cybster Edition”.

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  4. Cybster Curtis says

    January 8, 2007 at 9:21 pm

    This is great, I’ve wanted a webcam viewer builtin for guests at my club to see my live sets. Get ready for the “Cybster Edition”.

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  5. Microbe says

    January 9, 2007 at 1:43 am

    this is the MAJOR source for SL in Australia? sigh…

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  6. Microbe says

    January 9, 2007 at 1:43 am

    this is the MAJOR source for SL in Australia? sigh…

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  1. Virtual Worlds and Australia 2007 Part 1 : The Metaverse Journal - Australia’s Virtual World News Service says:
    December 20, 2007 at 2:42 pm

    […] we started off the year asking if 2007 would be Second Life’s year in Australia; – Linden Lab announced they were going open source; – we asserted a need for addiction services for the small proportion of Second Life users who may […]

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