Comments on: “No indications from the Australian government that it plans to block Second Life”

By: Mike Bogle

Mike Bogle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:10:42 +0000

As a matter of fact I was just reading the comments on your latest post:

"Australia's Second Life Ban Linden Comments"

I'll happily link to it here because it looks like a great resource for discussion on virtual worlds (not just SecondLife but others like OpenSIM too from the look of things).

As for Philip Rosedale, I'd better read up on who that is exactly. Then perhaps that joke would make more sense to me. LOL

By: Dusan Writer

Dusan Writer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:04:34 +0000

Agreed. But see my blog (or don't bother I'll say it here)….because Linden Lab has a secret weapon if this all goes the awful way it COULD – they can simply send Philip Rosedale down to talk about how the future of the Internet is really electricity (yeah, he actually said that), give them courses on meditation, and all will be well.

By: Mike Bogle

Mike Bogle — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:01:10 +0000

Hi Dusan,

Thanks very much for that. It does shed some light on things. Though it also reads like a PR statement intended to make people feel more secure in the future of the environment.

My view is the SMH article was purely speculative about one potential worst case outcome, and not based on any real evidence that it is the government's intention.

Ultimately I think we'll all just have to wait and see what happens. Thanks again for shedding some light on things.

By: Dusan Writer

Dusan Writer — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:44:53 +0000

I've received an official comment from Linden Lab. The statement reads:

"Linden Lab has received no indications from the Australian government that it plans to block Second Life and will keep our community apprised of any developments on that front. In the meantime, we want to assure Australian Residents that Second Life remains accessible and functioning in your region.

Australia has and will continue to be an important market for Linden Lab, and we’re committed to providing the best possible Second Life experience for the users in that market. Some of the most exciting uses of Second Life have come out of Australia, a diverse community of Residents that includes major universities, large enterprises and many thousands of consumers, who spend hundreds of thousands of hours inworld each month."

I believe that's what Torley was referring to.