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Looking Inside the Second Life Data Centers
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."
You can create an account and run around the secondlife universe all day for free. You only have to pay if you want to own virtual land within SL.
One time I threw a brick at a duck.
For me it's mostly like 3D IRC. In the places I visit, advertising is pretty much inexistent.
That's not troubling at all..... to a Klingon
I reject your reality
That's the sound of the joke flying over your head. Able Mellowvision? Come on, think for half a second before you respond to a post.
Hate to point out the obvious, but you're paying and seeing ads in cable TV or sporting events, not paying to.... Without the ads you would have to pay even more; premium CAble channels for example.
http://www.libsecondlife.org/wiki/Main_Page
"The libsecondlife and libsecondlife-java projects both provide the additional flexibility of having a BSD license,"
Your definition of 'not FOSS' is radically different from mine, then. BSD License is just about as open as you get.
"If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you." - DM
Or virtual money. Although if you create a female avatar you can get virtual money with enough hard work.
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Some women like to be wrestled down and pinned. Other women like to be hit. Make sure your woman falls into one of these categories before trying this out.
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