Re: Linden Lab cuts viewer link to OpenSim

I pointed this out in the instance of unofficial and thereby unlicensed 'forks' of any of the SL TPV's being able to dupe LL's security protocols simply by using the original and licensed TPV's identity to enable login to SL. A few devs said that if LL was really worried about it they could simply find the intruders through an identification string. My point was that it didn't matter if LL 'wanted' to or not, they would have to in order to meet the requirements set out by Havok themselves ?
If I am right, then all those self-compilers will be banned and only the few who are on the official TPV- Havok sublicense-list will be able to access SL. Furthermore, they may restrict any of those viewers makers from making an alternative(read OpenSim, Tundra2, Sirikata, OpenWonderland,etc.) capable viewer so that Havok can feel 'safe'. Again, I was rebuked by several TPV devs who said that it was such a minor amount of code going into the viewer part that was owned by Havok that they didn't think LL would be that strict about it. I then pointed out "Then why have the sublicense in the first place if it isn't important to Havok ?" They seem to think it is just a CYA move by LL and nothing more. I hope for their enjoyment, they are right.