From 5578e92150f3b61a8fc005c34889e1d2547aa899 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: CharleyLevenque Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:31:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] README changes. --- README | 41 ++++------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 2a98dfcd0..6e37244a4 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,40 +1,7 @@ -So what the heck is Inertia? -============================ +Forked from Inertia, Ascent's goal is to "clean up" the code, removing "bad" features and limiting as necessary to provide a stable, powerful client with features for both content creators and general use that adheres to the Linden Labs Third Party Viewer Policy. -Inertia is a client for Second Life and similar services based on Snowglobe trunk, and includes patches from Henri Beauchamp's Cool SL Viewer and SLPE which are edited to be compatible with snowglobe 1.4 trunk. +Since the initial fork to take in Inertia's useful asset browsing features, alpha skins on a Snowglobe base and other numerous attractive features, the code has been extensively modified to make sure that it is a legit Second Life client. Code from other Third Party Viewers has been merged extensively as well -- Including Emerald, Imprudence, and Nano. -This viewer will likely not interest most users of SL, and aims to include features useful to those debugging Second Life and those curious about its inner workings. +Far from being just a fork, we aim to aggregate useful features from all clients where content development is concerned, to provide builders, modders, programmers and all other creators in Second Life a powerful toolset to work their trade, without having to compromise their privacy or security by using TPVs such as Emerald. -All code written by myself or other committers, unless otherwise specified, is licensed under the WTFPL V2 license. It may be included in any other piece of software without restriction. - -FAQ -=== - -Why open source? Won't the lindens fix anything interesting that's added in? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -I code for the sport, and it wouldn't be any fun to play against an open net, would it? The lindens are welcome to (actually, I'd expect them to) fix any bugs or exploits exposed in the Inertia source. The open-ness of the project also allows maintainers of similar projects (such as OpenSim) to fix any issues that may affect them as well. The end result is that Inertia is quite similar to the Onyx project, but we value transparency and invite anyone to join. - - -Is there a private version with more features I can purchase? -------------------------------------------------------------- - -No. The only "private" version that exists is code that will not be given out to anyone, and this would likely only be for exploits that have the potential to take down the entire grid, or something of similar seriousness. Despite it all, I'm not Neil, and I don't much care about money. - - -I heard from [x] that Inertia is illegal, aren't you afraid of being arrested? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -Contrary to what you may have heard from [x], neither Inertia nor any other viewer like NeilLife or CryoLife is illegal to own or operate. Using the features of these viewers to circumvent copyright protection and to illegally access computer systems, however, is illegal in most areas. Discretion must be exercised when using these viewers, as with any other tool. - - -How can I be sure that this viewer won't steal my password? ------------------------------------------------------------ - -You can't. If my word means anything to you, I can tell you that it doesn't. - -The main distribution method for Inertia is the github repository, but binaries are released periodically. I would personally not recommend using the binaries if at all possible. - -If you wish to get a current list of differences between the Inertia source and snowglobe 1.4 trunk pre-2.0, simply run a text diff between the two source directories. - -If you really don't trust the source at all and don't want to look it over, there will be patches for individual features available a la Cool VL Viewer as soon as features are finalized. +If you don't trust us or the legitimacy of our code, please, take it upon yourself to download our source and take a look. We have nothing to hide, and we will never obfusticate our code with encryption or closed-source DLL bundling. \ No newline at end of file