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Has anyone tried the new kid on the block?

OpenSimulator

Originally Posted by News

Second Life vendor Linden Lab has been dabbling in open source for quite a while: their client code is available, and they've persistently talked about (though not actually carried through on) making the server open source as well. But now the company is facing a potential upheaval to its business model, as alternative compatible virtual worlds are maturing. Can they cope with the challenge?

The root of the change that Linden Lab is facing is the open-source OpenSimulator project. Working with the protocols derived from the official Second Life client, and a knowledge of how Second Life works, these people have implemented their own compatible server code: you can use a Second Life client to log on to an OpenSim server. Beyond that, anyone can run their own server.