Alternate viewers

Introduction

The Extended FAQ states that it is okay to create and distribute homebrew viewers as long they adhere to the respective licenses for code usage and server usage.

The code itself is licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL), which governs modification and redistribuition of the source code. Use of Linden Lab's servers will still be governed by the Second Life Terms of Service].

Homebrew viewers are obviously not associated with LindenLab, are governed by their own respective licenses. LindenLab is not responsible for any desired or undesired results in association with those viewers.

Note to authors: If you make a viewer available or find one, you can copy the section for the official viewer or the section for the dummy viewer entry as a template and add the link to the list (make sure to include platform, version numbers and dates).

     

Official Linden Lab Viewer

Description

This viewer is the official version from LindenLab.

Links

• Website: Second Life
• Downloads: LindenLab downloads
• Source code: Get_source_and_compile

     

Nicholaz Edition

Description

This is a viewer based on SL build 1.16.0.5 with various preliminary bug fix patches applied. Nonetheless it is of course an inofficial build.

Extra Features

• Tons of memory leaks fixed
• Different memory management for image list
• Particle system improved

Links

• Website: Nicholaz Beresford on Blogspot
• Direct download link: Download versions of this viewer
• Source code: Look at Patches.txt in the ZIP archive (list of patches, all available on the LindenLab JIRA)

     

Dummy Viewer Template

Description

The furry fox jumped over the official viewer and offers the following extra features

Extra Features

• feature 1
• feature 2

Links

• Website: download page
• Direct download link: SL 1.15.1.3 for Windows
• Source code: Get_source_and_compile