Coming realXtend 0.5 last release on old architecture

Posted by on December 27, 2008 under News |

The current SL Viewer based rexViewer is going to advance into 0.5 release early 2009. It will most likely run on top of Modrex+OpenSim. Most of the work for the 0.5 will be bug fixing and stability improvements work to make it suitable for business use throughout 2009.

The realXtend team is planning to make the new from-scratch viewer during 2009. During the planning phase this new viewer is called rex-NG to distinguish it from rex-legacy.

“0.5 is intended to be the last release of the current system, and should include a set of important stabilizations, and work with modrex”, says Ryan McDougall, realXtend software architect, “reX-NG will likely take a while to make useful, and 0.5 will be recommended for use until then.”

However as growing number of teams outside of immediate realXtend core team are starting to work on current realXtend viewer, it will also gain new features and improvements. One of the teams working with realXtend viewer during 2009 will be 3DX.

Steve Sima from 3DX comments that “”3DX will continue to build on the current RealXtend viewer work integrating into our future R17 & R18 viewers. This effort will be in parrallel to the new viewer project from RealXtend which we welcome and support, until a suitable time to cross completely to the new viewer platform is viable.”

We will hear more from 3DX plans during early 2009 from http://openlife.cybertechnews.com, stay tuned!