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== Viewer Support Policy == | |||
As described in the [http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/technology/blog/2009/03/09/supported-viewer-versions March 2009 blog post], our policy is to support the newest official Second Life Release, the last released Beta or Release Candidate Viewer, and the previous official Second Life Release, for example, Viewer 2.1.1 (Release Viewer), Viewer 2.1.1 (Beta Viewer), and Viewer 1.23.5 (Release Viewer). | |||
{{KBnote|Exceptions to the above policy occur when important crash and/or bug fixes in the latest Second Life Release necessitate making the newest Second Life Release a mandatory update from the last official release. For example, to greatly improve Resident crash rates, Viewer 2.1.0 was deprecated shortly after the release of Viewer 2.1.1, which included several important crash fixes.}} | |||
'''Deprecation Policy''' | |||
Because Linden Lab supports only the current version and one version back, sixty (60) days after the release of a new official Viewer, the oldest Second Life Release will be deprecated. At that time, Residents attempting to log in using the deprecated version are required to update to the newest Second Life Release. Should you wish to use a supported Viewer other than the newest one, download links have been provided below. | |||
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Linden Lab currently supports: | |||
* Second Life Release Viewer 2.1.1 (208043) | |||
* Second Life Beta Viewer 2.1.1 (207998) | |||
* Second Life Release Viewer 1.23 (1.23.5) | |||
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== Installer Downloads == | == Installer Downloads == | ||
===Second Life Release Viewers=== | |||
* 2.1.1 (208043) Second Life Release: [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/Viewer-2-1/Second_Life_2-1-1-208043_Setup.exe Windows] | [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/Viewer-2-1/SecondLife_2_1_1_208043.dmg Mac] | [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/Viewer-2-1/SecondLife-i686-2.1.1.208043.tar.bz2 Linux] | [[Release_Notes_Full/Second_Life_Release/2.1.1|Release Notes]] | |||
* | * 1.23.5 (136262) Second Life Release: [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/Second_Life_1-23-5-136262_Setup.exe Windows] | [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/SecondLife_1_23_5_136262.dmg Mac] | [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/SecondLife-i686-1.23.5.136262.tar.bz2 Linux] | [[Release_Notes_Full/Second_Life_Release/1.23|Release Notes]] | ||
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===Second Life Beta Viewer=== | |||
* 2.1.1 (207998) Second Life Beta Viewer - [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/beta-releases/Viewer-2-1-0/Second_Life_2-1-1-207998_BetaViewer_Setup.exe Windows] | [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/beta-releases/Viewer-2-1-0/SecondLife_2_1_1_207998_BETAVIEWER.dmg Mac] | [http://download.cloud.secondlife.com/beta-releases/Viewer-2-1-0/SecondLife-i686-2.1.1.207998.tar.bz2 Linux] | [[Release_Notes_Full/Public_Beta_Releases/Second_Life_Viewer_Beta/2.1.1 Release Notes] | |||
-- | ===Snowstorm Second Life Project Viewers=== | ||
* ''EXAMPLE: Project A: 1.0.0 (xxxxxx) Second Life Project Viewer - [ Windows] | [ Mac] | [ Linux] | [ Blog Post ]'' | |||
* ''EXAMPLE: Project B: 1.0.0 (xxxxxx) Second Life Project Viewer - [ Windows] | [ Mac] | [ Linux] | [ Blog Post ]'' | |||
== Mandatory Upgrades == | == Mandatory Upgrades == | ||
Mandatory upgrades may be necessary to to correct an urgent [[Security issues|security issue]] or policy change. Under such circumstances, all Residents are required to update their Viewer to the newest supported version. Off-cycle Mandatory updates are employed only when absolutely necessary. | Mandatory upgrades may be necessary to to correct an urgent [[Security issues|security issue]] or policy change. Under such circumstances, all Residents are required to update their Viewer to the newest supported version. Off-cycle Mandatory updates are employed only when absolutely necessary. | ||
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Viewer Support Policy
As described in the March 2009 blog post, our policy is to support the newest official Second Life Release, the last released Beta or Release Candidate Viewer, and the previous official Second Life Release, for example, Viewer 2.1.1 (Release Viewer), Viewer 2.1.1 (Beta Viewer), and Viewer 1.23.5 (Release Viewer).
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Note: Exceptions to the above policy occur when important crash and/or bug fixes in the latest Second Life Release necessitate making the newest Second Life Release a mandatory update from the last official release. For example, to greatly improve Resident crash rates, Viewer 2.1.0 was deprecated shortly after the release of Viewer 2.1.1, which included several important crash fixes. |
Deprecation Policy
Because Linden Lab supports only the current version and one version back, sixty (60) days after the release of a new official Viewer, the oldest Second Life Release will be deprecated. At that time, Residents attempting to log in using the deprecated version are required to update to the newest Second Life Release. Should you wish to use a supported Viewer other than the newest one, download links have been provided below.
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Installer Downloads
Second Life Release Viewers
- 2.1.1 (208043) Second Life Release: Windows | Mac | Linux | Release Notes
- 1.23.5 (136262) Second Life Release: Windows | Mac | Linux | Release Notes
Second Life Beta Viewer
- 2.1.1 (207998) Second Life Beta Viewer - Windows | Mac | Linux | [[Release_Notes_Full/Public_Beta_Releases/Second_Life_Viewer_Beta/2.1.1 Release Notes]
Snowstorm Second Life Project Viewers
- EXAMPLE: Project A: 1.0.0 (xxxxxx) Second Life Project Viewer - [ Windows] | [ Mac] | [ Linux] | [ Blog Post ]
- EXAMPLE: Project B: 1.0.0 (xxxxxx) Second Life Project Viewer - [ Windows] | [ Mac] | [ Linux] | [ Blog Post ]
Mandatory Upgrades
Mandatory upgrades may be necessary to to correct an urgent security issue or policy change. Under such circumstances, all Residents are required to update their Viewer to the newest supported version. Off-cycle Mandatory updates are employed only when absolutely necessary.