Re: OSgrid wiping its database on March 21: You have five weeks to save your...
The OSGrid doomsday clock is at five minutes to midnight.Thank you for doing the stats while you did, they were appreciated. Your reasons for no longer doing stats are understandable. Thank you again.
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You completely miss the point. This has been the case for years. Only NOW is vetting an issue or it is too hard. Keep going though. The dance is amusing.
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Or perhaps you're completely missing the point, which Maria pretty much spelled out in black and white. And no, your attitude isn't amusing. You're entitled to your opinion, but your conceit and...
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If each active resident contributed just 10 euros per month, which is a minimal amount, we could achieve incredible things. OSgrid operates solely on donations, and while a shift in this model is not...
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No one is safe from the OpenSim voodoo, not even Kitely. You can make as many backups as you want, some things just get lost or were never there in the first place.Much like a certain someone, watching...
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My guess is that landlords with a bit of respect for all the hours that people have spend on creating their perfect home or other creations, already made backups of the land regurly before things were...
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I think I now have the strongest reason ever to open a DreamGrid.
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I spoke to OSgrid management quite some time ago. I was told that if everyone who is connected to OSgrid would donate $5 a month, OSgrid would have more than enough funds to operate. So I strongly...
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Maria, this is a sensible page that provides people the launch pad they need to decide on a grid. Thank you.One suggestion if I may: Divide this into three sections if possible:1. PRO / FOR PROFIT...
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Indeed Fred. In a real life case some 30 years ago, I spoke with an FBI agent about filing charges in a copyright infringement in which I owned a Federally-registered, legally-binding copyright. The...
View ArticleRe: Meta’s moderation change means more bad stuff will get through
If we look at Facebook, Meta and Instagram, we see a commonality of very poor common sense.When Facebook first appeared I refused to use it for one simple reason: They demanded users use their real...
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One must assume the donations are enough to cover the current operating costs as outlined by their donation usage page. For over $1200 the hardware present is pathetic. Apart from the main grid server,...
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" Even directly being in contact and warning about pitfalls that need addressing sooner rather than later, but seemingly went ignored nonetheless. There is only so much one can do to help, the help has...
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"there's a part of me that is considering just chucking it all and ignoring Opensim altogether" and you would not be alone in that, hence why this is so frustrating and anger-inducing for not just me,...
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It is unlikely people are going to donate to a grid that has been severely offline three times due to mismanagement. I say mismanagement because whatever the reason that the asset server failed--...
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Landlords making backups is not feasible on Opensim. They can back up OARs easily enough... but an IAR takes hours to back up. This isn't like doing a local backup. Backing up an IAR across the Net...
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I have mixed feelings on this.On the one hand, Opensim offers for nearly no cost far more than what Second Life offers at a ridiculous $209 a region. Opensim building tools far exceed SL's... offering...
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One question: Does the Avatar Life Viewer work only on Avatar Life... or on other grids as well?
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Well, with the help of a good friend I've started re-building my continents using DreamGrid. That way if it crashes at least it's my blunder. Already have the grid online; just have to bring in the...
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With respect, I have donated in the past. I have no desire to continue throwing good money at a 3-times-failed project. That would be foolish, would it not?Everyone has always recognized OsGrid as an...
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Previous the 2014 fiasco following the asset server failure then I cancelled my regular donation to OSGrid, especially after it became apparent how janky the whole system was (no effective back-up...
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I think your comments about OSGrid are exactly on point, but you seem to misunderstand the OpenSimulator is just the server software and just the core project at that. As with many open source...
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To clarify, no I don't "misunderstand" Opensim. As I state above, we've put together our own mini-grid. I've run my own sim server since 2018 and understand the concept of Opensim overall. I don't...
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I do not understand your reaction Snoots Dwagon. I am what you call a landlord and the only thing I need to do get an IAR backup for a leaser is their osgrid password. So it is a trust matter only. Yes...
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