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Looking Inside the Second Life Data Centers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the lookit-all-them-wires-in-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes "InformationWeek looks inside the data centers that power the game Second Life. Tidbits from the article: The software architecture is an extension of the virtual world metaphor of Second Life. At any time, it's possible to walk into one of Second Life's two data centers, pat one of the rack-mounted servers, and say that particular server is running virtual New York, or San Francisco, or ancient Rome, and imagine itty-bitty people and buildings inside the 1U rack-mounted servers. Linden Lab, which develops and maintains Second Life, runs 2,000 Intel- and AMD-based servers in two co-location facilities in San Francisco and Dallas. And, contrary to widespread belief among Second Life users, Linden Lab has not decided whether to open-source the Second Life server software."

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  1. OMG by ReidMaynard · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's that thunderous "pat-pat-pat" from the heavens again...time to sacrifice more AOL CDs...

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  2. Re:Game? by MustardMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, it's amazing.... I can't think of any other advertisement medium where viewers pay to see advertising. I bet I could make a killing with such a service - I'm gonna start my own business. I think I'll call it Able Mellowvision.

  3. 1 server per "place"? by textstring · · Score: 3, Funny

    is wyoming running on a 386 in a closet somewhere then?