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::'''aka [http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdlawrence Scott Lawrence]'''
[[Image:OzLinden.png|right]]


I'm the '''Director of Open Development''' at Linden Lab, and also heading up the Applied Engineering team.
::'''in Second Life, [https://my.secondlife.com/oz.linden Oz Linden]''' (most of the time)
My mission is to invigorate and expand the open source program both inside and outside Linden Lab, and to make our sustaining activities more responsive to the needs of our Residents. I think those go hand-in-hand.
::'''in Real Life, [http://www.linkedin.com/in/scottdlawrence Scott Lawrence]'''


== Office Hours ==
I'm the '''Director of Second Life Engineering''' at the Lab.
My mission is to make Second Life better, including making existing features faster and more reliable, and also adding new capabilities that make your Second Life better.


[[Image:OzLindenOffice.png|right|frame|caption="Oz Linden's Office"|]]
===Help with your Second Life Problem===


Current office hours are:
I am not on the Support team and cannot help you - really, I cannot help you.
* Tuesday mornings 07:30-08:30 SLT
* Wednesday afternoons 13:00-14:00 SLT


at my {{SLurl
For helpful information on common issues, please see
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* [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Answers/qac-p/Answers SL Answers]
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* [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/English-Knowledge-Base/tkb-p/English_KB%40tkb SL Knowledge Base]
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For customer support, please [http://support.secondlife.com/ visit the support portal] to file a ticket.
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These times may change - to subscribe to a calendar for them, see [[User:Oz_Linden/Office_Hours]]
== Contact ==


=== Topics ===
I can be reached by email at oz@lindenlab.com (I strongly prefer this to direct IMs or notecards in world; I run my life by my email inboxes).


Any topic relevant to open source development is fair game.
To set up a meeting with me, try  [https://www.google.com/calendar/selfsched?sstoken=UUxUTlhHTlR4Qlh3fGRlZmF1bHR8YzM3YTU0MTYzZDBkZGI4YjIyMjc5MTJjOTc0ZjJkNDM these appointment slots]  you can book. If those do not work for you, see [[User:Oz_Linden/Calendar|my calendar]] and send me email.


If there are specific topics you would like to schedule time to discuss, either send me a message, or edit them into [[User:Oz_Linden/Office_Hours_Topics|Office Hours Topics]].
I run the [[Open Development User Group]] meeting for any issues related to open source development and process issues.


=== Archives ===
Approximately every other week, I also hold meetings for the developers of viewers listed in the [[Third Party Viewer Directory]].  If you are a contributor to one or more of those viewers and would like to get notices of those meetings, send me email.  I am the administrator of that directory, so questions about it should be directed to me.


Selected transcripts can be found in my [[User:Oz Linden/Office Hours Archives|Office Hours Archive]].
If you are looking for a way to contribute to Viewer development, see [https://jira.secondlife.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?mode=hide&requestId=14035 the "Open Source Development Ideas" Jira filter] for some ideas, but also feel free to bring your own.


==In The Real World==
==In The Real World==


...I'm based in the Boston office.
I'm based in the Boston office (which is really across the river in Somerville).


I'm a long time open source user and developer - before coming to Linden Lab I spent ~7 years leading the [http://wiki.sipfoundry.org/display/sipXecs/sipXecs sipXecs SIP PBX project]
I'm a long time open source user and developer - before coming to Linden Lab I spent ~7 years leading the [http://wiki.sipfoundry.org/display/sipXecs/sipXecs sipXecs SIP PBX project]


My career has been a steady climb up the ISO protocol stack... I started out doing link layer drivers at NCR and other places, built a few different network and transport layer protocols, then spent several years on HTTP (if you have a device that has a web interface, there's a decent chance it has my server in it), then several more on SIP (the core protocol for most voice on the net), and now I've worked my way up to virtual worlds.  I've done a lot of standards development, mostly at the IETF, but also at other industry consortia.
My career has been a steady climb up the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model OSI protocol stack]... I started out doing link layer drivers at NCR and other places, built a few different network and transport layer protocols, then spent several years on HTTP (if you have a device that has a web interface, there's a decent chance it has my server in it), then several more on SIP (the core protocol for most voice on the net), and now I've worked my way up to virtual worlds.  I've done a lot of standards development, mostly at the [http://www.ietf.org IETF], but also at other industry consortia.


Outside work, I play billiards in the [http://www.poolplayer.org/ APA], and ride my electric skateboard (often to work).
Outside work, I [http://www.nneusapool.com/ play billiards].
 
===Tools===
 
I am compulsive about automating routine tasks, and have a small collection of [[User:Oz_Linden/Tools|handy tools]] that I make available for sharing...
 
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Revision as of 08:26, 4 August 2016

OzLinden.png
in Second Life, Oz Linden (most of the time)
in Real Life, Scott Lawrence

I'm the Director of Second Life Engineering at the Lab. My mission is to make Second Life better, including making existing features faster and more reliable, and also adding new capabilities that make your Second Life better.

Help with your Second Life Problem

I am not on the Support team and cannot help you - really, I cannot help you.

For helpful information on common issues, please see

For customer support, please visit the support portal to file a ticket.

Contact

I can be reached by email at oz@lindenlab.com (I strongly prefer this to direct IMs or notecards in world; I run my life by my email inboxes).

To set up a meeting with me, try these appointment slots you can book. If those do not work for you, see my calendar and send me email.

I run the Open Development User Group meeting for any issues related to open source development and process issues.

Approximately every other week, I also hold meetings for the developers of viewers listed in the Third Party Viewer Directory. If you are a contributor to one or more of those viewers and would like to get notices of those meetings, send me email. I am the administrator of that directory, so questions about it should be directed to me.

If you are looking for a way to contribute to Viewer development, see the "Open Source Development Ideas" Jira filter for some ideas, but also feel free to bring your own.

In The Real World

I'm based in the Boston office (which is really across the river in Somerville).

I'm a long time open source user and developer - before coming to Linden Lab I spent ~7 years leading the sipXecs SIP PBX project

My career has been a steady climb up the OSI protocol stack... I started out doing link layer drivers at NCR and other places, built a few different network and transport layer protocols, then spent several years on HTTP (if you have a device that has a web interface, there's a decent chance it has my server in it), then several more on SIP (the core protocol for most voice on the net), and now I've worked my way up to virtual worlds. I've done a lot of standards development, mostly at the IETF, but also at other industry consortia.

Outside work, I play billiards.

Tools

I am compulsive about automating routine tasks, and have a small collection of handy tools that I make available for sharing...