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UPDATED 3.7.08
This blog MAY be moving. I’m uncertain now of whether I should, lol….I need input before I do so! Meanwhile we can work within WordPress’s infrastructure and offer different features for different audiences, on different days. Here is where I am in my self-debate>.. A designer called for a wiki, for more flexibility and other good reasons. I like wikis for those reasons as well, and it provides more organization to a blog and is friendlier for newbies, I think. HOWEVER….
I’m advocating for exclusive rights for content creators if I’m a traditional copyright advocate…on an OS server…would that not be contradictory?
This is a troublesome thought that I took to several content creators. Some thought not, others understood where I was coming from. One said, “What open source stands for is the promotion of technology for the good of the people by the people, that in no way reflects upon copyright ….what copyright does it essentially give folks a licence to use your stuff…open source is licenced in exactly the same way…the terms of that license differ.”
Hmm…..what do others think? I really want to serve the Content Creator AND New Resident community by looking sincere.
In the meanwhile, I did a little research and it turns out that:
So, yay, it means I can add more and more people as we need! :D :D To answer the question that I know is already on some readers’ minds, I am choosing to limit ability to edit in order to maintain the integrity of the information that flows here. I wish that information to be trustworthy and useful for everyone.
A list of newbie-oriented features comin’ soon! :D :D
Please do reply in Comments section on your thoughts regarding the above, or contact me in-world. Thanks!
With no further ado, let me
Lay out our mission for you:
What we hope to accomplish is to provide details on the work and creative side of each market available in Second Life ™ (i.e., Skins, Gowns, Eyes, Shapes, Landscaping, etc.), enough so that newbies can appreciate it BUT not enough so that anyone inclined to theft can replicate the work. It will also attempt the ambitious task, with hopefully the help of others, of keeping track of cheating software and tools like Copy Bots, and hopefully recognize the signs of such tools being developed and alert thus alert the community. A section on common business practices and techniques at marketing and visibility will also be included for the sake of public awareness, along with my commentary in these regards.
Basically, the blog/wiki will provide enough information so that New Residents gain a deeper appreciation of Content Creators’ work, and are savvy enough help identify, report, and boycott stolen goods. It will also attempt to be a discussion point for this issue and related issues.
What we hope to have will be newbie-friendly resources, written in plain, frank English…and also serious, possibly more techy articles for designers and developers.
The blog will not endorse griefing protesting or protestors, nor will it attempt to comprehensively list all Designers who do good, creative, legal work…as that alone can be a project of its own! :) I may, however, link to Designers that *I* personally shop at, and if I find relevant, legitimate links I will try to add it here.
So the blog will be moved to better evangelize New Residents. Stay tuned!
