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Oryx Tempel

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08-20-2007 19:03

Okay, I just sort of got some crazy idea about getting the SL open source stuff, playing around with it, learning it, and then maybe learning how to actually fix stuff. Question is, I've looked at the SL Techie Wiki, read the FAQ, etc, and I'm still a little blank on WHERE to start. I'm assuming I should download the Beta viewer, but the last version of that was July 17 from what I can tell. Where should I go? What book should I read? The Wiki is scary and not helpful. Is there some forum that I don't know about? Thanks in advance!

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SuezanneC Baskerville

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08-20-2007 20:04

I supposed one would start with https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Source_Portal and follow the links.

There was a useful non-SL run site for open source viewer work - but the data was lost about two months ago, and there was no backup.

So, the official LL wiki is the place to start.

You'll need to know C++.

There's an IRC channel, opensl that can be useful.

There's an inworld group OpenSl that might be useful.

Do you program?

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08-20-2007 22:56

SLlib also has a wealth of info. Now if i could only figure out how to get a land bo...........ah nevermind

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Kitty Barnett

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08-21-2007 08:03

The first step would be to download the source and successfully compile the viewer (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Get_source_and_compile).

Don't forget about the SL Dev mailing list either (https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sldev)

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Lee Ponzu

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08-21-2007 10:18

You might start by nosing around in the Nicholaz version of the viewer.

http://nicholaz-beresford.blogspot.com/

Oryx Tempel

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08-21-2007 11:17

thanks for the advice!

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Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	08-20-2007 19:03 Okay, I just sort of got some crazy idea about getting the SL open source stuff, playing around with it, learning it, and then maybe learning how to actually fix stuff. Question is, I've looked at the SL Techie Wiki, read the FAQ, etc, and I'm still a little blank on WHERE to start. I'm assuming I should download the Beta viewer, but the last version of that was July 17 from what I can tell. Where should I go? What book should I read? The Wiki is scary and not helpful. Is there some forum that I don't know about? Thanks in advance! _____________________
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	08-20-2007 20:04 I supposed one would start with https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Source_Portal and follow the links. There was a useful non-SL run site for open source viewer work - but the data was lost about two months ago, and there was no backup. So, the official LL wiki is the place to start. You'll need to know C++. There's an IRC channel, opensl that can be useful. There's an inworld group OpenSl that might be useful. Do you program? _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Avacea Fasching Certified Join date: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 481	08-20-2007 22:56 SLlib also has a wealth of info. Now if i could only figure out how to get a land bo...........ah nevermind _____________________ post spelling was checked using - Speak & Spell
Kitty Barnett Registered User Join date: 10 May 2006 Posts: 5,586	08-21-2007 08:03 The first step would be to download the source and successfully compile the viewer (http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Get_source_and_compile). Don't forget about the SL Dev mailing list either (https://lists.secondlife.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/sldev) .
Lee Ponzu What Would Steve Do? Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 1,770	08-21-2007 10:18 You might start by nosing around in the Nicholaz version of the viewer. http://nicholaz-beresford.blogspot.com/
Oryx Tempel Registered User Join date: 8 Nov 2006 Posts: 7,663	08-21-2007 11:17 thanks for the advice! _____________________

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