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==About== | ==About== | ||
Along mainland protected routes there are two types of automated vehicles regularly seen, self-navigating "roaming" vehicles and pre-programmed "tour" vehicles. These have been a topic of heated and polarised discussion for some time | Along mainland protected routes[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Road_Network_Directory] there are two types of automated vehicles regularly seen, self-navigating "roaming" vehicles and pre-programmed "tour" vehicles. These have been a topic of heated and polarised discussion for some time [http://community.secondlife.com/t5/Mainland/Those-cars-on-the-mainland-roads-Grrrrrrr/td-p/766077][http://www.sluniverse.com/php/vb/general-sl-discussion/60412-petition-against-annmaries-vehicles.html] with little official line on the subject in public from Linden Labs. This page aims to dispel myths and clarify the boundaries for their use as indicated by Linden Labs employees, Terms Of Service and Community Guidelines. | ||
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'''Michael Linden at Rail Community meeting 2011-06-03 regarding vehicle appearance''' | '''Michael Linden at Rail Community meeting 2011-06-03 regarding vehicle appearance''' | ||
:*[ | :*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Michael_Linden Michael Linden]: Mild note #3: one area the Lab won't act on is the "appropriateness of appearance". [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Railroad/Rail_Community/2011-06-03#msg_552] | ||
:*[ | :*[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Michael_Linden Michael Linden]: If a train looks like a potato with twelve noses and "eat at joes" written on it, that's fine with us (TOS-ly speaking). [http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Second_Life_Railroad/Rail_Community/2011-06-03#msg_559] | ||
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==Known issues which cause confusion== | ==Known issues which cause confusion== | ||
*'''Self Cloning objects reproducing: 31/July/2010''' | *'''PJIRA - Self Cloning objects reproducing: 31/July/2010'''[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-6059] | ||
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This bug causes exact replicas of automated vehicles to be created upon entry into a new sim. This issue is aknowledged and under investigation by Linden Labs and responsible for "swarms" of vehicles sometimes seen on the mainlands. This issue often leads to residents mistakenly accusing owners of excessive rezzing of vehicles and sending abuse reports for "unfair use of region resources". | This bug causes exact replicas of automated vehicles to be created upon entry into a new sim. This issue is aknowledged and under investigation by Linden Labs and responsible for "swarms" of vehicles sometimes seen on the mainlands. This issue often leads to residents mistakenly accusing owners of excessive rezzing of vehicles and sending abuse reports for "unfair use of region resources". | ||
*'''Sitted ''(sic)'' Avatars 'ghosted' by losing contact with a vehicle are not removed from the prim settings: 29/November/2008''' | *'''PJIRA - Sitted ''(sic)'' Avatars 'ghosted' by losing contact with a vehicle are not removed from the prim settings: 29/November/2008'''[http://jira.secondlife.com/browse/SVC-4454] | ||
This bug causes a vehicle to retain its status regarding an avatar being sat on it. This means that sometimes when an avatar crashes on sim entry, the vehicle is unaware that it has lost the avatar, and the upshot of this bug is that sometimes residents are unable to sit on an automated vehicle, leading them to believe it serves no purpose other than to advertise the scripting abilities of the maker. | |||
== | ==Related articles== | ||
[http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Route_problem_guide|Route Problem Guide] | |||
==External Links== | |||
[http://protected-routes.com/ http://protected-routes.com/] | |||
Revision as of 10:47, 24 July 2011
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About
Along mainland protected routes[1] there are two types of automated vehicles regularly seen, self-navigating "roaming" vehicles and pre-programmed "tour" vehicles. These have been a topic of heated and polarised discussion for some time [2][3] with little official line on the subject in public from Linden Labs. This page aims to dispel myths and clarify the boundaries for their use as indicated by Linden Labs employees, Terms Of Service and Community Guidelines.
TOS and Community Guidelines relevant to this subject
Quotes from Linden Labs employees
Michael Linden at Rail Community meeting 2011-06-03 regarding vehicle appearance
- Michael Linden: Mild note #3: one area the Lab won't act on is the "appropriateness of appearance". [4]
- Michael Linden: If a train looks like a potato with twelve noses and "eat at joes" written on it, that's fine with us (TOS-ly speaking). [5]
Known issues which cause confusion
- PJIRA - Self Cloning objects reproducing: 31/July/2010[6]
This bug causes exact replicas of automated vehicles to be created upon entry into a new sim. This issue is aknowledged and under investigation by Linden Labs and responsible for "swarms" of vehicles sometimes seen on the mainlands. This issue often leads to residents mistakenly accusing owners of excessive rezzing of vehicles and sending abuse reports for "unfair use of region resources".
- PJIRA - Sitted (sic) Avatars 'ghosted' by losing contact with a vehicle are not removed from the prim settings: 29/November/2008[7]
This bug causes a vehicle to retain its status regarding an avatar being sat on it. This means that sometimes when an avatar crashes on sim entry, the vehicle is unaware that it has lost the avatar, and the upshot of this bug is that sometimes residents are unable to sit on an automated vehicle, leading them to believe it serves no purpose other than to advertise the scripting abilities of the maker.
Related articles