open sim

[Eric102409]

How long for open sim to go online after ordering ?

[Love Zhaoying]

6 minutes ago, Lindal Kidd said:

Uh...you don't "order" OpenSim. You download the software, and use it to set up a region, similar to a Second Life region, on your computer.  The official site is here: http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page  Besides installing the software, you'll have to do a number of things to get your region(s) set up and connected to other OpenSim "worlds". READ ALL THE INFORMATION AND LINKS ON THE SITE. This is not a project for someone who wants a "plug and play" experience.

The OpenSim software basically does the same job as Linden Lab's servers...it creates the world, which you can then visit with your avatar, using compatible viewer software.

There are a large number of OpenSim worlds, loosely connected by what's known as the "Hypergrid". Some of the worlds are relatively large shared projects, like OSGrid. https://www.osgrid.org/

You can use OpenSim software to create regions hosted on your computer, or rent a server for them. Then you can connect those regions and they'll appear on the OSGrid world map.

Maybe they bought an SL Private Region..(a "sim"). Only part that doesn't fit is "Open".

Ooh, Ooh! And when the Private Region "Sim" is delivered, then it will be "open" for them!

Just an educated guess, as always!

[Lindal Kidd]

Uh...you don't "order" OpenSim. You download the software, and use it to set up a region, similar to a Second Life region, on your computer.  The official site is here: http://opensimulator.org/wiki/Main_Page  Besides installing the software, you'll have to do a number of things to get your region(s) set up and connected to other OpenSim "worlds". READ ALL THE INFORMATION AND LINKS ON THE SITE. This is not a project for someone who wants a "plug and play" experience.

The OpenSim software basically does the same job as Linden Lab's servers...it creates the world, which you can then visit with your avatar, using compatible viewer software.

There are a large number of OpenSim worlds, loosely connected by what's known as the "Hypergrid". Some of the worlds are relatively large shared projects, like OSGrid. https://www.osgrid.org/

You can use OpenSim software to create regions hosted on your computer, or rent a server for them. Then you can connect those regions and they'll appear on the OSGrid world map.

[bigmoe Whitfield]

openspace sim?  is that what you ordered? if so,  it should be instant to 24 hours. I believe

[Love Zhaoying]

3 hours ago, bigmoe Whitfield said:

openspace sim?  is that what you ordered? if so,  it should be instant to 24 hours. I believe

Another interpretation, huzzah!

[Lindal Kidd]

Except that LL is no longer selling OpenSpace regions.

If the OP "bought" an OpenSpace region, they did so from another resident. That takes two forms.

1. "Buying" the region directly by paying the owner some $L. THIS IS ACTUALLY RENTING! The other person still owns the region, and the "buyer" is agreeing to pay them a periodic rental fee.
2. Actually transferring the region. This requires that the current owner and the buyer submit support tickets to LL. The buyer PAYS LL the agreed-to purchase fee. When that's been done, LL transfers ownership of the region to them, and releases the funds to the seller.

These two scenarios apply to all types of private regions, not only OpenSpace ones.

[Alwin Alcott]

2 hours ago, Lindal Kidd said:

Except that LL is no longer selling OpenSpace regions.

yes they do on special request  

You are right that was the official policy for long time, but some time ago a Linden responded to that subject 

 

(thread here 

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by Alwin Alcott

[Persephone Emerald]

Hmm. I wonder if open space sims would be offered as a perk for Premium Plus?

[Alwin Alcott]

7 hours ago, Persephone Emerald said:

Hmm. I wonder if open space sims would be offered as a perk for Premium Plus?

not very likely,i think  according to the "guidelines", it's not for residential use, just what the name says .. open space. More used as a channel to travel to a full region or homestead.
It only has 1000 Li and max 10 avatars.