Dear Second Life Developers,
On behalf of Linden Lab, I want to thank you for all your efforts in developing alternate viewers for the Second Life platform. We appreciate and enjoy the creativity and hard work that all our developers put into creating new experiences for residents of Second Life.
In the past we have been happy to allow development to proceed on all viewer projects, but recently some functionality has been developed that is at odds with our Community Standards and Terms of Service. Some of this functionality includes the ability to encrypt chat, copy content in violation of the creator’s intent, and collect user data without clear disclosure. To help our residents and viewer developers, we are creating a viewer registry that will allow developers to register viewers with us that comply with our guidelines and Terms of Service. Viewers that do not comply may not be registered.
We are interested in working with you and other developers to set clear guidelines for the viewer registry. Our goal is to provide ongoing, positive development for our residents while protecting their content and privacy. Over the next few weeks we will be engaging with the community and other developers to incorporate your feedback into our process, and we would appreciate your input and guidance. Please feel free to email me if you are interested in sitting down with us, and we will find a convenient meeting time for those who wish to participate.
Thank you for your time,
Cyn Skyberg