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End of Linden$ Exchanges

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The recent ToS change left some questions as to whether third parties could continue trading Lindens. A subsequent post on the SL Blog seems to equate “unauthorized” with Not Permitted.

The kicker is the emails being sent to the operators of Exchanges. One German operator (Milz Yue) posted on a forum:

As described on the Second Life blog, updated Second Life Terms of Service disallow trading of Linden dollars (L $) on exchanges other than the LindeX.

As operator of a third party to exchange, You Should cease Facilitating L$ trades on your exchange immediately to comply with the Terms of Service. Any virtual ‘ATMs’ or scripted objects in Second Life that are connected to your exchange should therefore be removed immediately. 

Please be sure to read the complete updated Second Life Terms of Service and take the steps Necessary to comply and keep your Second Life account (s) in good standing. 

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

That may not be a perfect translation. But, it seems to make it clear, Linden Lab will be the only currency exchange in Second Life. 

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Second Life Weighting Collision Bones

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While we wait for the Mesh Deformer people are looking for ways to make mesh clothes fit. There are some alternate methods for making clothes that change with the avatar shape. One of those is the use of Collision Bones. Some call it Collision Volumes. We have heard that method called liquid mesh in promotional stuff. It works to a point. But, how does one use Collision Volumes?

Collision Bones/Volumes
Collision Bones/Volumes

Using the Collision Bones in the default SL avatar one can achieve some measure of sizing tied to the avatar shape. The problem is getting that information from the modeling program to Second Life™.

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The New ToS Explained

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Linden Lab’s New ToS, the Bank Secrecy Act, and You – This is an interesting article that may explain why the Linden’s ToS has changed. It mostly has to do with the recent enactment of new rules for the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

Second Life News 2013-19 #2

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Server & Scripting Meeting 2013-19
Server & Scripting Meeting 2013-19

AO Functions

You’ll know they are there, if they work. I think Maestro Linden means they are grid wide now. He explained it this way:

Ah, see the next line, Inara:

* Changes since 13.04.26.274926
** Includes changes from Second Life Server 13.04.29.274986

That 13.04.29.274986 version has all the AO goodies.  I’m removing the “Changes since 13.04.19.274370” section from the 13.05.04.275247 release notes to prevent further confusion.

Direct Delivery

I don’t say much about the Market Place. It is too frustrating and the Lindens working on it stay hidden. But, this morning I see new forum posts about the SL Market Place Product Reviews not working. One person wanted to leave a comment on their product about a problem mentioned in a review being corrected. They couldn’t.

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Second Life New ToS

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Today I hit the new Terms of Server agreement. You can read the thing, if you can stay awake or get the highlights here: Updated Second Life Terms of Service. They tossed in a 2 minute video: [youtube NtY3qU3IueM] The primary change is the Lab is limiting the purchase of Linden$. You will only be … Read more