Second Life [Was: [Linux-aus] In the news today]

[Michael Davies]

On 30/01/07, Jeff Waugh <jdub at perkypants.org> wrote:
> So, right now, Second Life is the Compuserve or AOL of virtual worlds. Is
> that something we as a community want to promote right now? Sure it's all
> funky and bleeding edge and epistemologically fascinating and so on - I'm
> weighing the difference between agitating for openness from the inside or
> choosing to avoid a closed ecosystem.

So, I'd like to offer my support to Jeff's email and position.

I really welcome the open-sourcing of their client (as I'd like to
have a look to see what all the noise is about), but I think it's
watering down our message if Linux Australia comes out and supports
(what is currently) proprietary software.
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