SLGA: Linden Lab releases Capabilities Server as Open Source (technical)
by Christian Scholz on March 19, 2008
Linden Lab released their capabilities server under an MIT license yesterday. It is written in Python and available as part of the mulib package (trac view here) which was released as Open Source earlier.
The capabilities server is one of the core modules needed for the Second Life Grid to run and will play a big part in the interconnectivity protocol which the AWG is working on. If you want to know more about Capabilities please have a look at my summary.
What’s missing unfortunately seems to be a test (I would like a doctest) explaining how it works. Thus I will try to figure it out soon and might report back.
Technorati Tags: lindenlab, opensource, secondlife, slga, caps, capabilities
6 comments
Hey. If you can't figure out how it works, I was planning on adding it to the "mud" server script that comes with mulib, and I even have most of the changes done, but I've been busy with PyCon and haven't checked it in yet. I'll try to get it done and checked in today.
by Donovan Preston on 19.3.2008 at 18:07. #
Well, to be honest I haven't really tried to see how it works, just wanted to say YAY! :-) But any example would be great of course :-)
Hope you enjoy PyCon and I hope you will also be at EuroPython, we are busy planning it right now :)
by Christian Scholz on 19.3.2008 at 18:12. #
I also wanted to add that I am planning to redo my login server and convert it into an Agent Domain. While doing this I guess I will also use this caps server then instead of my own :-)
by Christian Scholz on 19.3.2008 at 18:12. #
The Lindens should have the same kind of visionary plan to release their governance capabilities as they do their "capabilities server".
by Prokofy Neva on 19.3.2008 at 19:29. #
Hmm. It sure would be great to get to EuroPython one of these years. I have never been to europe.
I'll start thinking about whether it's really feasible… Man it would be great!
by Donovan Preston on 19.3.2008 at 21:04. #
Of course it would be great :-) We can do an AWG sprint :) (I know at least one person who might be interested in that, too).
by Christian Scholz on 19.3.2008 at 21:21. #