Difference between revisions of "Open Source Portal"

Latest revision as of 16:03, 31 March 2023

Quick Links

Featured Links

Project Snowstorm

Open Source for the Linden Lab Second Life Viewer, and the ultimate integration point for all development of the official viewer both inside and outside Linden Lab.

Where Are Contributors?

There are contributors to the Second Life Viewer all around the world...

Documentation

A lot of the documentation below is geared toward developers. However, many aspects of the system don't require a deep technical background to learn.

Viewer Integration and Release Processes
Viewer Source Code
- Viewer Doxygen - browse source and documentation
- Coding Standard
Viewer Licensing
Viewer architecture - Overview of the Viewer from a developer's perspective.
XUI Reference
Third Party Libraries
Features - An overview of the major components of the system as seen from an end user's perspective, including links to specifications, test plans and other documentation.
Protocol - in depth documentation of the protocol
Server Architecture
Glossary

more...

Puppetry

Ways to Participate

Communication tools (mailing list/IRC/etc)
Get source and compile
Read about the simpler CLA process
Testing efforts
- Downloading test builds
- File and vet bugs
Work on one of these outstanding open development suggestions
Propose and refine feature contributions
Submit code
Inspect crash reports
Implement new features
Profile and Optimize
Find memory leaks

Help make the Second Life Viewer better! You don't need to know C++ or even programming to help. Some of the toughest jobs in software development have nothing to do with writing code. Just grab a test build and try playing around with it. Let us know what you think on email, on the forum, or IRC. If it's not working for you, try to get help there. If it is working, try helping someone else. If you run into issues, see if a bug report has been filed; if not, file one.

Of course, if you are a developer, we can use your help. Download the code - try your hand at fixing a bug, or extending the software through one of the APIs. There's a ton of ways you can help, and we welcome you regardless of your skill level.

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+{{Open Source Portal/Featured}}
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-<center>''Getting started''</center>
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-<h2>Learn</h2>
+<h2>[[Documentation]]</h2>
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+A lot of the documentation below is geared toward developers.  However, many aspects of the system don't require a deep technical background to learn.
-A lot of the documentation below is geared toward developers.  However, many aspects of the system don't require a deep technical background to learn.  Much of this is still a work in progress, but since this is a wiki, you can help fill in the blanks!
-* '''[[Features]]''' - An overview of the major components of the system as seen from an end user's perspective.  Links to specifications, test plans and other documentation can be found here.
+* '''[[Viewer Integration and Release Processes]]'''
-* '''[[Viewer architecture]]''' - This is an overview of the viewer from a developer's perspective.
+* '''[[Viewer source|Viewer Source Code]]'''
+** '''[[Viewer Doxygen]]''' - browse source and documentation
+** '''[[Coding Standard]]'''
+* '''[[Linden Lab Official:Second Life Viewer Licensing Program|Viewer Licensing]]'''
+* '''[[Viewer architecture]]''' - Overview of the Viewer from a developer's perspective.
+* '''[[XUI Reference]]'''
+* '''[[Third Party Libraries]]'''
+* '''[[Features]]''' - An overview of the major components of the system as seen from an end user's perspective, including links to specifications, test plans and other documentation.
 * '''[[Protocol]]''' - in depth documentation of the protocol
-* '''[[Extended FAQ]]''' - For questions that don't get covered in {{OSWebsite|faq|alt=the main open source FAQ}}.
+* '''[[Server architecture|Server Architecture]]'''
+* '''[[Glossary]]'''
 [[Documentation|more...]]
+<h2>Puppetry</h2>
+<div style="padding: 0.5em">
+* '''[[How Puppetry Works]]'''
+* '''[[Puppetry Development]]'''
+* '''[[Puppetry Network Control]]'''
+* '''[[Puppetry Mocap]]'''
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-<h2>Participate</h2>
+<h2>Ways to Participate</h2>
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+* [[Developer communication tools|Communication tools (mailing list/IRC/etc)]]
+* [[Get source and compile]]
+* Read about the [[Linden_Lab_Official:GitHub_CLA|simpler CLA process]]
+* Testing efforts
+** [[Downloading test builds]]
+** [[Bug Reporting 101|File and vet bugs]]
+* Work on one of [https://jira.secondlife.com/secure/IssueNavigator.jspa?mode=hide&requestId=14035 these outstanding open development suggestions]
+* [[Feature Contributions|Propose and refine feature contributions]]
+* [[Submitting code|Submit code]]
+* [[Crash Reports|Inspect crash reports]]
+* [[Implementing new features|Implement new features]]
+* [[Profiling and Optimization|Profile and Optimize]]
+* [[Finding leaks|Find memory leaks]]
-{{OSWikiContribBox}}
+Help make the Second Life Viewer better! You don't need to know C++ or even programming to help.  Some of the toughest jobs in software development have nothing to do with writing code.  Just grab [[Downloading test builds|a test build]] and try playing around with it.  Let us know what you think on email, on the forum, or IRC. If it's not working for you, try to get help there. If it is working, try helping someone else.  If you run into issues, see if a bug report has been filed; if not, file one.
-We want your help to make the Second Life Viewer better! You don't need to know C++ or even programming to help.  Some of the toughest jobs in software development have nothing to do with writing code.  Just grab [[Downloading test builds|a test build]] and try playing around with it.  Let us know what you think on email, on the forum, or IRC. If it's not working for you, try to get help there. If it is working for you, try helping someone who isn't having as much luck as you are.  If you run into issues, see if a bug report has been filed, and if it isn't file it.  If it has been filed, vote for it, perhaps filling in more detail.
+Of course, if you ''are'' a developer, we can use your help.  Download the code - try your hand at fixing a bug, or extending the software through one of the APIs.  There's a ton of ways you can help, and we welcome you regardless of your skill level.
-Of course, if you ''are'' a developer, we can use your help.  Download the code, and see if you can get it to build.  Try your hand at fixing a bug, or extending the software through one of the APIs.  There's a ton of ways you can help, and we welcome you regardless of your skill level.
-[[Participating|more...]]
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