Comments on: le Marché, ce n’est pas moi http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/ The experiences in Second Life of Ordinal Malaprop. Scripting, design, observations, notes. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jesse Malthus http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4512 Jesse Malthus Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:09:41 +0000 http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4512 You can look at the history in the wiki to determine the date (it was originally filed under the Bounties, but we decided to separate them from anything that might not accept a BSD license) A link to the history section of the page, just after the request was added: http://www.libsecondlife.org/protocol/index.php?title=Bounties&diff=2600&oldid=2585 I do agree with you that proliferation of a "land-swoop" tool would be a good thing if it was being sold, it would even out the market. You can look at the history in the wiki to determine the date (it was originally filed under the Bounties, but we decided to separate them from anything that might not accept a BSD license)
A link to the history section of the page, just after the request was added: http://www.libsecondlife.org/protocol/index.php?title=Bounties&diff=2600&oldid=2585

I do agree with you that proliferation of a “land-swoop” tool would be a good thing if it was being sold, it would even out the market.

]]> By: Ordinal Malaprop http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4493 Ordinal Malaprop Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:35:02 +0000 http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4493 Actually, something else occurs to me now; the request was undated, so this could have been made some time ago and already be in existence, if the person taking the contract did not choose to put any land searching tools that they developed back into libsecondlife. (Which would not be exactly inconsistent with the current wild state of the land market.) Or of course it might still be in some stage of development. It would surprise me if it did not appear relatively soon though. Actually, something else occurs to me now; the request was undated, so this could have been made some time ago and already be in existence, if the person taking the contract did not choose to put any land searching tools that they developed back into libsecondlife. (Which would not be exactly inconsistent with the current wild state of the land market.)

Or of course it might still be in some stage of development. It would surprise me if it did not appear relatively soon though.

]]> By: Ordinal Malaprop http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4492 Ordinal Malaprop Fri, 05 Jan 2007 11:29:44 +0000 http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4492 Ah, thank you for clarifying that. On the other hand, if the program is then put up for open sale, it would still be distributed and huge numbers of land dealers would purchase one. (In fact, it might even be better, if it is allowed to exist at all, if it _were_ out there for free, given that that would then allow individuals wishing to find land to buy for themselves rather than speculation to have the same powers as professionals without having to pay hundreds of dollars for the privilege.) Ah, thank you for clarifying that. On the other hand, if the program is then put up for open sale, it would still be distributed and huge numbers of land dealers would purchase one. (In fact, it might even be better, if it is allowed to exist at all, if it _were_ out there for free, given that that would then allow individuals wishing to find land to buy for themselves rather than speculation to have the same powers as professionals without having to pay hundreds of dollars for the privilege.)

]]> By: Jesse Malthus http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4481 Jesse Malthus Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:52:38 +0000 http://ordinalmalaprop.com/engine/2007/01/04/le-marche-ce-nest-pas-moi/#comment-4481 The difference in this program and CopyBot is that it is a consultancy project, not a bounty, as bounties become part of the project and work done for a person becomes their project, hence it is up to the code's owner to control its distribution. That being said, I don't believe that it's a particularly good idea for libsecondlife members to get involved with this project, as tantalizing as the money is. Also, we've had a land-purchasing function in the library for some time now (however, I believe all land sales are now routed over HTTPS, hence the function may not work as is), just no automated way to query the land search tool. The difference in this program and CopyBot is that it is a consultancy project, not a bounty, as bounties become part of the project and work done for a person becomes their project, hence it is up to the code’s owner to control its distribution.
That being said, I don’t believe that it’s a particularly good idea for libsecondlife members to get involved with this project, as tantalizing as the money is. Also, we’ve had a land-purchasing function in the library for some time now (however, I believe all land sales are now routed over HTTPS, hence the function may not work as is), just no automated way to query the land search tool.

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