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Second Life News 2018 w04

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We have a Deploys post this week. šŸ™‚

The main channel is not getting a roll. Iā€™m showing my home region in the main channel as last restarting 1/16, last Tuesday.

All three RC channels are to get a rollout tomorrow. Version #18.01.17.511913. It is only described as ā€˜internal fixesā€™. There was no additional information available from the Server-Scripting UG Meeting.

Peaceful

Peaceful

There is work on region crossings by a resident. See the forum post Vehicles vs. sim crossings, why it’s so awful. Animats could use some help testing region crossing. Also, see the JIRA report SVC-22.

For builders, there is information that only the physics part of the road matters. The physics part of the road should be thick, vertically, and extend past the region edge by a couple of meters.

Viewers

The main viewer today is version 5.1.0.511732. This is the 64-bit viewer that released in week #2.

Second Life Maintenance Viewer version 5.1.1.511871 ā€“ This is a new version this week. I suspect it just got the 64-bit updates.

Second Life Voice Viewer version 5.1.1.511952 ā€“ This too got updated with 64-bit. Expect this to be next version bumped to main.

Second Life Project 360 Snapshot Viewer version 5.1.0.506743 ā€“ No change since week #27ā€¦

Second Life Project Animesh Viewer version 5.1.1.511908 ā€“ This got an update. I suspect some fixes and the 64-bit update.

Second Life Project Render Viewer version 5.1.1.511933 ā€“ This is also and update. No information about what might be in it other than the 64-bit update.

Second Life Linux Spur Viewer version 5.0.9.329906 ā€“ This is a new entry in the Obsolete Platform section. Basically, there is no working Linden Linux viewer. There are a couple of third party Linux versions that people can use.

Other News

Hamlet and Strawberry are asking that you subscribe to your favorite YouTube peeps. YouTube is changing their partner program. Some video bloggers in the SL blogosphere will lose their partnership status due to changes at YouTube. See: Subscribe To Great SL YouTuber Channels Before They Lose Partner Program Status.

And we have a new warrior in the LoD Settings Wars. Beq JanusĀ has posted her explanation of what setting the viewerā€™s LoD to 4 does to the overall SL system. See For LOD’s sake stop!

Second Life News 2018 w2

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Ughā€¦ still fighting something between a cold and fluā€¦

Servers

The main channel is getting a restart but will continue to run version #17.12.01.511131 rolled out 12/12.

All three RC channels with get version #18.01.08.511751. This change is declared to have internal logging improvements.

Worlds 3

Worlds 3

Viewers

The Main viewer remains version 5.0.9.329906. We first saw this version as a RC candidate in week #47 as a Maintenance version. It promoted to the main viewer in week #49.

Second Life Alex Ivy Viewer version 5.1.0.511732 ā€“ This is an update from 5.1.0.511248Ā which we saw in week #48.

Second Life Maintenance Viewer version 5.0.10.330148 ā€“ Another update. Replacing version 5.0.10.330123Ā out week #51.

Second Life Voice Viewer version 5.0.10.330039 ā€“ Last updated in week #50.

Second Life Project 360 Snapshot Viewer version 5.1.0.506743 ā€“ no update since week #27.

Second Life Project Animesh Viewer version 5.0.10.330058 ā€“ Last updated in week #49.

Second Life Project Render Viewer version 5.1.0.511604 ā€“ has updated from version 5.1.0.511446 released week, #50.

AS of this morning the Wolfpack version of the viewer has disappeared. As this is a version of the main viewer with additional data reporting, I think we can expect it back when the main viewer next updates. Continue reading →

Second Life News 2018 w01

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Today the No-Change-Window is closing. Developers with a bit of extra time over the holidays have finished up upgrades to the viewers they make. So, we have some new third-party viewers out. The Lab, of course, was closed over the holidays. So, not much news from them.

You can not escape it.

You can not escape it.

Servers

There is no Deploy post today. No rollout was expected for the main channel. Whether we will see one on the RC channels is still iffy.

I am showing the last restart of my main channel home region as 12/26.

Viewers

The main viewer remains 5.0.9.329906. Last updated

Second Life Alex Ivy Viewer version 5.1.0.511248 – Last updated in week #48.

Second Life Maintenance Viewer version 5.0.10.330123 ā€“ Last updated in week #51.

Second Life Voice Viewer version 5.0.10.330039 ā€“ Last updated in week #50.

Second Life Wolfpack Viewer version 5.0.10.330113 – Last updated in week #51.

Second Life Project 360 Snapshot Viewer version 5.1.0.506743 ā€“ no update since week #27.

Second Life Project Animesh Viewer version 5.0.10.330058 – Last updated in week #49.

Second Life Project Render Viewer version 5.1.0.511446 – released week, #50.

Third-Party Viewers

The big news is the Catznip Viewer updated in Beta the 26th and in final version yesterday 1/1. This is a big update. Now version R12.

Iā€™ll be downloading it later and will post after I get to use it for a bit. However, Inara has a good review of the release and changes: CATZNIP R12: INVENTORY, SHOPPING ANDĀ MORE. She put some effort into the review. Check it out. Youā€™ll get the keyboard shortcuts to get to the fun stuff.

I’ll download it and post my take later today.

Black Dragon has a New Year release, version 2.9.6. This is a bug fix release.

Second Life News 2017 w52

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Christmas is sort of over. We are on to the post-Christmas battery buying days and OMG, why-did-they-think-I-would-wear-this returnsā€¦

Second Life is in a ā€˜No Changeā€™ window. Many Lindens are off work this week. So, there is little news. There is however a Friday post from the Lindens in Featured News: Unboxing 2017 and Looking towards 2018 in Second Life! Worth a read.

without thinking of anything

without thinking of anything

Other than saying they will make Second Lifeā„¢ better in 2018, they donā€™t say much about what is coming. If you have been reading here you know of some things.

I used to do reviews of the events of of the year. It is a bunch of work. So, Inara is doing her year-in-review:Ā 2017 IN REVIEW ā€“ PART 1. I’ll leave that work to her. I am thinking of doing a review in video… If it proves fun, you’ll see it. If it turns into work, I’ll probably abandon the project. Continue reading →

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Second Life News 2017 w51

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I think the Server-Scripting UG meeting is about the last UG meeting of the year.

Servers

There is no Deploys thread as of 10:45 AM. Nor has my region in the mainland been restarted. The last main channel restart was 12/12.

Simple pleasures

Simple pleasures

From the UG meeting we are told no new updates this week or next. So, all is quiteā€¦ until 2018. Next UG is Jan 2. But, without a package on the RC channels a main channel roll is unlikely.

Simon tells us he is working a new shiny that weā€™ll see next year. O.O what a teaseā€¦

Viewers

The main viewer is still version 5.0.9.329906. It last updated in week #49.

Second Life Alex Ivy Viewer version 5.1.0.511248 – Last updated in week #48.

Second Life Maintenance Viewer version 5.0.10.330035 ā€“ Released December 13, week #50. So, this is a new item in the viewers list.

This viewer caries the Nalewka code name, a Polish drink. Nalewka is bringing you the next sweet batch of fixes. It’s what you’ve come to expect – we fixed some crashes and memory leaks, threw in bugfixes and improvements for a smooth and pleasant experience.

A little over a dozen bug fixes. Release Notes

Second Life Voice Viewer version 5.0.10.330039 ā€“ This is a new version released 12/12, week #50.

Second Life Wolfpack Viewer version 5.0.10.330001 – Last updated in week #49.

Second Life Project 360 Snapshot Viewer version 5.1.0.506743 – no update since week #27.

Second Life Project Animesh Viewer version 5.0.10.330058 – Last updated in week #49.

Second Life Project Render Viewer version 5.1.0.511446 ā€“ This is a new version arriving late last week, #50. I plan to try this one over the holidays.

Third-Party Viewers

No sign of a Firestorm release. So, it is looking Like Whirly had the inside line and we wonā€™t see a release until after the first of the year.

The rest of the third-party viewer field is quite too.

Second Life News 2017 w50

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It is the holidays and everyone is busy. Plus we are coming up on the No-Change-Windows. So, while there is some news, things are slow.

Servers

Last week the email update rolled out. So, if you havenā€™t verified your email address, you have stopped receiving your offline emails of IMā€™s.

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Main Channel ā€“ We get an update to version #17.12.01.511131. All we know about this version is there are internal changes.

If you think about the usual pace of server development at the Lab, which we see when shinnies are in progress, and the months of ā€˜internal improvementsā€™, where we arenā€™t seeing much change, you start to think the Lab is slacking off. I doubt that.

Since the community is complaining about content theft, weā€™ve had a few hints they are dealing with it, and we know the Lab doesnā€™t talk about security fixesā€¦ I assume there is quite a bit of work going on to fix exploits. But, we canā€™t really know.

RC Channels ā€“ No update this week. The RCā€™s will continue to run last weekā€™s version #17.12.01.511131. Mazidox Linden found a bug in the planned updates and stopped the release. So, next weekā€¦ probably not. That is the start of a no-change-window. Continue reading →

Second Life News 2017 w49

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Problems

Sunday people were losing their Linden homes. The Lab started looking for the cause Sunday and Monday got it fixed.

Dec 3, 09:38 PST Resolved – We have identified and corrected the issue that caused some Linden Homes to be abandoned. We are working to assist those affected; please file a Support ticket at https://lindenlab.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new if you need help with this issue.

Dec 2, 20:00 PST Update – We are still actively investigating an issue involving some Linden Homes being abandoned for some Residents. We appreciate your patience while [we] continue to investigate.

Dec 2, 13:49 PST Investigating – We are currently investigating an issue where some users & apos; Linden Homes may have been abandoned inadvertently. If you have been affected by this, please file a support ticket at the following page: https://lindenlab.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new. Please watch this post for further developments. [ https://status.secondlifegrid.net/incidents/dfgl51dm33lz ]

I was curious what Linden Homes look like these days. They have changed. They are nice. Finding them to look at is a bit trick. The Linden Homes stuff on the website is here: Customize Your Home. Iā€™m not sure this link will work for everyone. It is in your Dashboard->Account->Premium Membership->Explore Your Linden Home. They have pictures in the website. But, I wanted to SEE the homes. Continue reading →

Second Life and the CLOUD

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Inara Pey has apparently sat through a dry video of Tara Hernandezā€™s, Senior Director of Systems and Build Engineering at Linden Lab,Ā presentation at Amazonā€™s Las Vegas promotion for their services. She has written about it here: SANSAR AND SECOND LIFE IN THE CLOUD: LL SPEAKS AT AWSĀ RE:INVENT. The video is here:

That is a 34-minute video on YouTube. There are some gems in the video that interest Second Lifeā„¢ people.

I had not realized the first iteration of SL used a graphics engine designed to circumvent the Windows graphics and go directly to hardware. This go-to-hardware was the early game-graphics optimization used by most of the industry. That is long gone. Now OpenGL is the optimization that interfaces with all the various graphics systems in use with SL.

Inara covers the main parts SLā€™ers will find interesting. But, the video is loaded with tidbits about Second Life and how they are changing away from the problems with ideas for Sansar. So, some seldom talked about SL things are described in the video.

There is about 10+ minutes of tech description on Sansar and how it works. And toward the end some words on how they plan to adapt Second Life for life in the cloud.