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Looking for a scriptor.

Haven Raviprakash
Registered User
Join date: 19 Jul 2008
Posts: 7
07-24-2008 21:56
Im looking for someone to do a batch of custom scripts for an office building, must have knowledge of writing a wide variety of scripts, from ATMs to elevators. I need someone to create the scripts as well as install them properly so there will not be a problem.
Somewhat of a tight budget so we may work out an advertising plan with out company to give you more possible clients on the island we are currently located.

Please leave me an IM or a notecard if your information and I will contact you as soon as possible.

Thank you,
Haven Raviprakash
Co-CEO of Personal Finance Management Ltd.
Kephra Nurmi
winged bug
Join date: 12 Jan 2007
Posts: 180
07-25-2008 06:36
Moin Haven,

From: Haven Raviprakash
Im looking for someone to do a batch of custom scripts for an office building, must have knowledge of writing a wide variety of scripts, from ATMs to elevators. I need someone to create the scripts as well as install them properly so there will not be a problem.


I dislike 'physical' elevator, as none of them works nice. I prefer warp teleporters instead. The word ATM sounds to me, that you need a real life SQL database and application as a backend for SL, as the memory of LSL is limited to remember only a few transactions.

From: someone
Somewhat of a tight budget so we may work out an advertising plan with out company to give you more possible clients on the island we are currently located.


Well there is one thing no good scripter needs: Advertising! Good scripters are cursed by the infinite ideas vs limited time paradox.

I guess its possible to pick products for most of your needs, e.g. for the warp teleporters, while the world ATM rings the bell of RL/SL scripting. This wont come for cheap, because an average web designer can not do that job, but you need an experienced unix scripter who knows topics like XML/RPC. In addition to this you need to calculate the monthly hosting cost for a virtual root server.

Hiring scripters in SL for a RL project might still be cheaper because you dont need to hire them for half a year, but only for a few hours, and most scripters charge an amount compareable to their net income per hour, and not what their boss charges when you hire same person as a consultant, and most people in SL just ignore tax. Of course no scripter can ignore tax, if you ask for invoice or want to pay via bank.

ciao,Kephra Nurmi
Mandy Medusa
Registered User
Join date: 21 Jan 2007
Posts: 118
08-17-2008 06:05
I liked reading your post:) You hit it dead on!

(Free lance scripter myself)