[impdev] OpenSim removes the 6 month viewer contribution barrier in favour of Contribution Agreements

[Armin Weatherwax]

Hey thats great :)

:) Armin

> Hey folks.  Just thought that you might like to know that as of today,
> OpenSim has removed the 6 month barrier which stops anybody wanting to
> contribute to OpenSim from looking at linden lab viewer code and projects
> such as Imprudence/Kokua [1].
>
> Instead, we're going with an approach that requires a Contributor's
> Agreement for significant patches (patches that implement features or are
> above 100 lines).  We'll see how this definition works out - it's a bit
> unusual and will probably need adjustment.
>
> I look forward to submitting my first imprudence/kokua patch, though that
> probably won't be very soon since I have a ton of work and I understand
> that it takes quite a while to get your head into (and even compile!) a
> viewer :)
>
> All the best,