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== KB move to the Community Platform ==
We have moved many Knowledge Base articles from the wiki to the new SL Community Platform Knowledge Base.  We set up redirects for these wiki articles to their new locations.
We have moved many Knowledge Base articles from the wiki to the new SL Community Platform Knowledge Base.  We set up redirects for these wiki articles to their new locations.
Moving forward, we will primarily update and maintain articles on the Community site.
Moving forward, we will primarily update and maintain articles on the Community site.
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For more information, see [[Knowledge Base Questions and Answers]].
For more information, see [[Knowledge Base Questions and Answers]].


== KB migration ==
As time permits, we will review KB articles remaining on the wiki:
Over the next few weeks, we will review the remaining articles, and move those that are appropriate. Articles that are highly technical, or that address official pricing or policy issues will remain on the wiki.  We will archive or delete outdated articles.
* Information of general interest to all users will move to the KB on the Community Platform.
* Specialized, highly technical information, or topics of interest to only a very small portion of Residents will stay on the wiki in the '''Extended Knowledge Base'''.
* Articles that address official pricing or policy issues will remain on the wiki in the "Linden Lab Official" namespace.   
* We will archive or delete outdated articles.


For details on the migration project, see [[Knowledge Base Migration to Community Platform]].
For details on the migration project, see [[Knowledge Base Migration to Community Platform]].
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The Second Life Wiki will continue to be an important resource, for information in three broad categories:
The Second Life Wiki will continue to be an important resource, for information in three broad categories:


* The '''Extended Knowledge Base''':
* Extended Knowledge Base
** Documentation for prerelease "beta" features (such as [[Mesh|mesh import]]) that are not yet part of the main SL Viewer release.
* Viewer Help content
** Advanced, specialized, or highly technical information left over from the old Knowledge Base.
* Community-sourced information
** Official policy and product information in the "Linden Lab Official" namespace (see the next section).
* '''[[Viewer 2 Help]] content''', including the comprehensive [[Viewerhelp:Glossary|glossary]].
* Other (largely community-driven) information:
** [[:Category:Release Notes|Second Life Viewer Release Notes]] and [[:Category:Server Release Notes]].
**[[LSL Portal|LSL documentation]], including language and function references.
** '''Other''' [[Second Life Develop|developer documentation]] such as that for APIs, advanced content creation, and the like.
**Information on [[Open Source Portal|Viewer open source project]], including [[Project Snowstorm]].
** Transcripts of [[User Groups|user group meetings]].
** Additional Resident-created information that is not suitable for the Knowledge Base.


=== What is the Linden Lab Official namespace? ===
=== Extended Knowledge Base ===
* Documentation for prerelease "beta" features (such as [[Mesh|mesh import]]) that are not yet part of the main SL Viewer release.
* Advanced, specialized, or highly technical information left over from the old Knowledge Base.
* Official policy and product information in the "Linden Lab Official" namespace (see the next section).
 
=== Viewer Help ===
[[Viewer 2 Help]] content is displayed within the Viewer when you click on the "?" button in any window or panel.  This content is localized into six languages and includes the comprehensive [[Viewerhelp:Glossary|glossary]].
 
=== Community-sourced information ===
Other (largely community-driven) information on the wiki includes:
* [[:Category:Release Notes|Second Life Viewer Release Notes]] and [[:Category:Server Release Notes]].
*[[LSL Portal|LSL documentation]], including language and function references.
* '''Other''' [[Second Life Develop|developer documentation]] such as that for APIs, advanced content creation, and the like.
*Information on [[Open Source Portal|Viewer open source project]], including [[Project Snowstorm]].
* Transcripts of [[User Groups|user group meetings]].
* Additional Resident-created information that is not suitable for the Knowledge Base.
 
== The Linden Lab Official namespace ==


The '''[[Special:AllPages/Linden_Lab_Official:|"Linden Lab Official" namespace]]''' contains policy and service articles that aren't open for editing because of legal or other reasons.  Residents can be assured that information on these pages reflects the official policy of Linden Lab. Each article in this namespace will have a header and footer that makes this status clear.
The '''[[Special:AllPages/Linden_Lab_Official:|"Linden Lab Official" namespace]]''' contains policy and service articles that aren't open for editing because of legal or other reasons.  Residents can be assured that information on these pages reflects the official policy of Linden Lab. Each article in this namespace will have a header and footer that makes this status clear.

Revision as of 10:24, 6 April 2011

KBcaution.png Important: The official Second Life Knowledge Base has moved to the new Second Life Community platform. Check it out! Go to English Knowledge Base.

Some articles also available in Deutsch, Français, Español, and Português.

KB move to the Community Platform

We have moved many Knowledge Base articles from the wiki to the new SL Community Platform Knowledge Base. We set up redirects for these wiki articles to their new locations. Moving forward, we will primarily update and maintain articles on the Community site.

For more information, see Knowledge Base Questions and Answers.

As time permits, we will review KB articles remaining on the wiki:

  • Information of general interest to all users will move to the KB on the Community Platform.
  • Specialized, highly technical information, or topics of interest to only a very small portion of Residents will stay on the wiki in the Extended Knowledge Base.
  • Articles that address official pricing or policy issues will remain on the wiki in the "Linden Lab Official" namespace.
  • We will archive or delete outdated articles.

For details on the migration project, see Knowledge Base Migration to Community Platform.

The wiki abides!

The Second Life Wiki will continue to be an important resource, for information in three broad categories:

  • Extended Knowledge Base
  • Viewer Help content
  • Community-sourced information

Extended Knowledge Base

  • Documentation for prerelease "beta" features (such as mesh import) that are not yet part of the main SL Viewer release.
  • Advanced, specialized, or highly technical information left over from the old Knowledge Base.
  • Official policy and product information in the "Linden Lab Official" namespace (see the next section).

Viewer Help

Viewer 2 Help content is displayed within the Viewer when you click on the "?" button in any window or panel. This content is localized into six languages and includes the comprehensive glossary.

Community-sourced information

Other (largely community-driven) information on the wiki includes:

The Linden Lab Official namespace

The "Linden Lab Official" namespace contains policy and service articles that aren't open for editing because of legal or other reasons. Residents can be assured that information on these pages reflects the official policy of Linden Lab. Each article in this namespace will have a header and footer that makes this status clear.

Thus, we're using the flexibility of the wiki to offer both many pages that can continue to be contributed to by Residents like you, and some that shouldn't be. Learn more about namespaces.