[vos-d] status and scheming

[Karsten Otto]

Am 08.12.2006 um 01:31 schrieb S Mattison:
>
> By 'change the world', I mean, without going into an external 3d  
> editor, I want to be able to move virtual objects around on the  
> server in realtime. Of course, if this functionality were built  
> into the client, it would necessitate the need for 3d permissions,  
> which I had called 'overlays' in my design of 'the world'.
>
Ok, now I get it... so when someone comes to your server, or is  
invited to it, that person gets a private overlay = permission set,  
that allows changing some object but not others?

VOS has something similar, although this mechanism is rarely used at  
the moment. You can "log in" to a site to get an "identity", and  
certain vobjects may have access control lists that refer to known  
identities.

I.e., your overlays seem to be more like capabilities, VOS identities  
+ ACLs are similar to the traditional object-based UNIX access  
control. If so, I tend to agree with you - a capabilities-based  
access control is propably more suited for highly frequented worlds  
that do not know every individual user.

> So hypercards can link to any protocol? Bring up webpages by  
> clicking on 3d objects? And how do I set the "Vobject's metatype"?
>
Basically yes, though I dont't think Ter'angreal can handle anyting  
else than sector (world) links right now. I know it cannot switch  
from vip to vop protocol on the fly :-(

> Ah. I have a unique question now. Out of all of the VOS worlds/ 
> servers that have existed, how many of them are currently online?
>
I only know of the official interreality world right now. Mason  
Joyers used to have his BetaVerse park online, but I'm not sure what  
happend to it. And I think Sebastian "Syb" Malcolm had its own world  
online too, some time back, though I never got around to visit it.

There are some hardcoded private worlds though - I usually test  
against the a3dldemo app, or the "Block World" with omnivos if I need  
an avatar factory. And there's always the Ter'angreal starting world  
too :-)

There really should be more VOS worlds out there...

Regards,
Karsten Otto (kao)