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Bennett Goble • Director / Engineer at Linden Lab, working on Second Life • Open Source • Long-term thinking • Keep SL weird
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Big news for Mac users!
Second Life now runs natively on Apple Silicon — faster, smoother, and more efficient than ever.
Up to 64% faster performance on M-series Macs!
Read more ➡️ second.life/technews1025
Second Life now runs natively on Apple Silicon — faster, smoother, and more efficient than ever.
Up to 64% faster performance on M-series Macs!
Read more ➡️ second.life/technews1025
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Big news for Mac users!
Second Life now runs natively on Apple Silicon — faster, smoother, and more efficient than ever.
Up to 64% faster performance on M-series Macs!
Read more ➡️ second.life/technews1025
Second Life now runs natively on Apple Silicon — faster, smoother, and more efficient than ever.
Up to 64% faster performance on M-series Macs!
Read more ➡️ second.life/technews1025
🕵️ This release also adds LookAt privacy to the official viewer , timestamped snapshots and a bunch of other small features and improvements.
The latest Second Life Viewer update lets you star your favorite inventory items for quick access. It also adds handy tools like mesh inspection, privacy options, chat and voice fixes, smoother avatar controls, and more. Try it and tell us what you think!
Learn more: second.life/technews082825
Learn more: second.life/technews082825
August 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
🕵️ This release also adds LookAt privacy to the official viewer , timestamped snapshots and a bunch of other small features and improvements.
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Ready to level up your Second Life voice chat? We’re testing our new WebRTC Voice service across the grid, and you can try it now in our dedicated test regions. Estate owners can also request to upgrade their regions today. 📣
Learn how to join: second.life/technews082725
Learn how to join: second.life/technews082725
August 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ready to level up your Second Life voice chat? We’re testing our new WebRTC Voice service across the grid, and you can try it now in our dedicated test regions. Estate owners can also request to upgrade their regions today. 📣
Learn how to join: second.life/technews082725
Learn how to join: second.life/technews082725
Second Life New Release: 2025.05 - glTF Mesh Import
More details at: second.life/technews081825
More details at: second.life/technews081825
New Release: 2025.05 - glTF Mesh Import
🎉 New Features Import glTF meshes straight into Second Life! This release adds simplified support for .glb and .gltf mesh uploads, making it easier than ever to bring complete assets from modern 3D pi...
second.life
August 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Second Life New Release: 2025.05 - glTF Mesh Import
More details at: second.life/technews081825
More details at: second.life/technews081825
Open source project: we're looking for proposals to replace our custom-built dependency management tool with a commodity solution. Are you interested? Faster build times, less maintenance, simpler viewer development environment setup. github.com/secondlife/v...
📦 RFP: Replace Autobuild with Modern Dependency Management System · Issue #4390 · secondlife/viewer
We are requesting proposals for removing autobuild from the Second Life Viewer build process and replacing it with a modern, maintainable dependency management system such as vcpkg, Conan, or direc...
github.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Open source project: we're looking for proposals to replace our custom-built dependency management tool with a commodity solution. Are you interested? Faster build times, less maintenance, simpler viewer development environment setup. github.com/secondlife/v...
We're looking to reduce the delta between the official viewer and third party viewers by adopting common features and undoing historic wrongs. If done well, this will ease maintenance for all viewers.
is there anyone in the #secondlife developer community interested in bringing back legacy search in the SL viewer? Issue is here:
github.com/secondlife/v...
github.com/secondlife/v...
🔍 Bring Back Legacy Search · Issue #4411 · secondlife/viewer
The search experience in the official Second Life viewer is entirely web-based and lacks the responsiveness, discoverability, and integration of the legacy in-viewer search system. Many long-term u...
github.com
July 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
We're looking to reduce the delta between the official viewer and third party viewers by adopting common features and undoing historic wrongs. If done well, this will ease maintenance for all viewers.
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Another piece of good #secondlife news: We fixed the long-standing problem with being unable to log back in after a crash, and our latest data shows that it is helping about 6 to 8 thousand people each day. Have you noticed improvement to relogging after a crash?
June 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Another piece of good #secondlife news: We fixed the long-standing problem with being unable to log back in after a crash, and our latest data shows that it is helping about 6 to 8 thousand people each day. Have you noticed improvement to relogging after a crash?
