Can people steal my stuff in OpenSim?
20.05.12
A few days ago I saw a Tweet, that said something like, “I looked at OpenSim, but some guy said he would steal all my stuff. So, no thanks!”
In fact, that attitude comes up a lot on discussion boards and in other forums. There’s a perception that OpenSim is the Wild West. That the minute you step onto an OpenSim grid, someone is going to grab everything you own, and distribute it everywhere for free.
Can this happen?
It can — if you let them. It can happen in Second Life, too.
Here’s how to keep your stuff safe.
(If you don’t want to read all of this post, here’s the summary: Run your own grid — much more secure than Second Life. Get land on a closed commercial grid like InWorldz — as secure as Second Life. Get land on an open, public grid like OSGrid — less secure than Second Life.)
Keep it private and local
First of all — and this is as true in Second Life as in OpenSim — if nobody can see your stuff, then they can’t steal it. OpenSim actually offers some protections here that Second Life doesn’t have.
Source: Hypergrid Business