What is the long term business model for SL merchants?
The recent announcement to eventually open source the server code leaves me asking:
Will the Linden dollar have long term value or will it be removed as a means of exchange?
Will some form of real microcurrency exchange take its' place?
Will my LSL code be eventually open to others running private servers?
I can only imagine that once the server code is released, a hack to reverse engineer the script bytecode wouldn't be far behind.
Will existing virtual land be removed in favor of privately owned servers?
What, if any controls, does Linden Labs plan to retain?
Central currency control? Monthly login/subscriptions? Asset server control?
What is the long term business model for Linden Labs?
What revenue stream is possible once the server code is released?
It seems as if the current revenue from subscriptions and virtual land would dry up.