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Second Life Open Sources Client

Posted by Hemos on from the i-call-upon-the-community dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Just noticed that Second Life released their client under the GPL today, and that they're up to 2.4 million users. Article says that 15% of users contribute scripted objects."

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  1. sweet! by theMerovingian · · Score: 4, Funny


    I want to see the flying penis client

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    1. Re:sweet! by Petey_Alchemist · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hmm...I wonder if one could program a "griefer" client with some simple, prebuilt griefer tools. You know, for the kids, or for your grandparents, who don't want to learn no dadgum scripting language but just want to pelt Pat Robertson's avatar with penises.

  2. Open sores virtual reality? by csoto · · Score: 5, Funny

    First flying penises, now open sores? Oh, wait... Never mind!

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  3. Re:Excellent! by 0xdeadbeef · · Score: 2, Funny

    Really, this is a great step towards "Cyberspace" à la Snow Crash.

    Bingo. Add a Wii controller and some cheap VR goggles, and you too can be Hiro Protagonist!

  4. Disturbing by Migraineman · · Score: 2, Funny

    A place with 2.4 million instances of "bunny in a ball gag." *shudder*