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**Adam Zaius** · 07-01-2009, 04:25 AM

On the off chance you have been following our fairly extensive statistics, you might have noticed that OSGrid has grown pretty massively in the last 4 weeks.

The total connected servers that are 'pingable and active' has gone from 250 to 400. The region count on those has gone from 1,500 to 2,100. (Statisticans note: Unlike the previous metric, we switched to 'active' regions about 4 weeks ago, so earlier data on the charts includes some 'inactive' regions - you can see the spike on the region count chart.)
Users and active users have both seen some pretty impressive spikes too.

Charting these out using the Grid List info on the OpenSimulator website, and OSGrid represents 1 in 2 regular OpenSim users, as visible below.

osgrid_activity.png

The question should be asked, well what's happened?

There have been a few things in the last few weeks which pushed OSGrid's popularity up - LL's adult content changes have as usual brought over a boatload of refugees; we launched a new shiny social-network-based-website (Hamlet did a brief writeup on it, but it's best to take a peek yourself [login required for most features]) - and the last few weeks have yielded some really impressive improvements to opensim performance and stability.

The other big news recently was we incorporated as a californian non-profit (I'm now officially 'Vice President', and infrastructure guy.), and we also started rennovating some of our "plaza" regions.

If you want to take a peek at what OpenSim looks like, OSGrid can be a pretty good choice - it's big (see the mainland map below), and it's always running the cutting edge latest OpenSim software (a blessing and a curse).

osgrid_maincontinent.png

Beezle Warburton · 07-01-2009, 09:03 AM

Yay!

I shold probably log into it sometime.

karenallover · 07-01-2009, 09:11 AM

I just recently started using OS to test designs and textures. What a godsend - free uploads! I do a LOT of tweaking. Thanks for all your hard work, Adam!

**Adam Zaius** · 07-01-2009, 01:56 PM

In other news...

Lordfly Digeridoo · 07-01-2009, 11:41 PM

Earnt? :/

Beezle Warburton · 07-02-2009, 01:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lordfly Digeridoo

Earnt? :/

It's a British-English thing. And technically okay, if a bit archaic.

**Carthalis** · 07-21-2009, 07:37 PM

Have to say I'm really enjoying my time on the osgrid happily building away and playing with everything on my sim. Have found myself logging in earlier than I would on sl just to build and play about.

While in sl you can pretty much lay your hands on everything and anything you want. With the osgrid I'm finding myself relying more on what I can do and create either in building or getting back into making clothes. Lots of fun and frustration.

Jonesboro · 07-23-2009, 04:37 PM

Congrats to the OS Grid!!

OS Grid being the only default grid, listed in the Hippo Viewer may have helped a bit.

Or since ONLY the OS Grid can be mentioned in the Opensim IRC chat may have helped too.

**Adam Zaius** · 07-23-2009, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jonesboro

OS Grid being the only default grid, listed in the Hippo Viewer may have helped a bit.

Or since ONLY the OS Grid can be mentioned in the Opensim IRC chat may have helped too.

Actually there's 16 default grids in Hippo; but yeah - we got the first preference, since Mana built Hippo for OSGrid to begin with.

But no, OSGrid isnt the only grid you can mention in #opensim -- but even if you do; you get shuffled to #osgrid for OSGrid related problems (as it should be).

**Bard Jameson** · 07-23-2009, 10:23 PM

I spent some time at the 2 year birthday party - but I look terrible! Where's my Bard Girl Hair?!!

Lewis Luminos · 07-26-2009, 09:21 AM

I should go back to OSGrid, seeing as I can't get in SL any more.

I just wish I could remember how.

**Adam Zaius** · 07-26-2009, 10:20 PM

Meerkat viewer is probably the recommended method right now The Meerkat Viewer for Second Life

Brenda Archer · 07-27-2009, 01:13 AM

I should give this another shot, even if my old computer is underpowered (all my spare change goes to doctoring these days). After hearing what happened to Lewis my desire to go back to premium in SL has gone away again. It just doesn't feel like a very firm foundation.

07-01-2009, 09:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
Beezle Warburton Senior Member Beeble Bubble Bimbo Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkmere Posts: 3,890 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 22 SL Join Date: October 24, 2006 Business: Cortech Enterprises	Yay! I shold probably log into it sometime. __________________ In SL Apez.biz

07-01-2009, 09:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
karenallover Primtasmic Something brilliant goes here! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 83 My Mood: SL Join Date: 11-10-2006 Business: Karen's Shuttle Landing	I just recently started using OS to test designs and textures. What a godsend - free uploads! I do a LOT of tweaking. Thanks for all your hard work, Adam! __________________ ************************************** Second Life is either a daring adventure or nothing... Thanks Helen! **************************************

07-01-2009, 11:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
Lordfly Digeridoo Grid.Living Buy my prefabs! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,325 My Mood: SLShopper Ads: 5 SL Join Date: 7/21/2003 Business: Grid.Living XBOX Leaderboard: 18^th Awards: 1	Earnt? :/ __________________ http://www.lordfly.com/

07-21-2009, 07:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
Carthalis Senior Member SLU Supporter Kipple Busting Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: England Posts: 3,137 My Mood: SL Join Date: June 23, 2007 XBOX Leaderboard: 26^th	Have to say I'm really enjoying my time on the osgrid happily building away and playing with everything on my sim. Have found myself logging in earlier than I would on sl just to build and play about. While in sl you can pretty much lay your hands on everything and anything you want. With the osgrid I'm finding myself relying more on what I can do and create either in building or getting back into making clothes. Lots of fun and frustration. __________________

07-23-2009, 10:23 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bard Jameson Situationally Obtuse SLU Supporter Cliqueless Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 6,529 My Mood: SL Join Date: 1/27/2008 Blog Entries: 1 Awards: 1	I spent some time at the 2 year birthday party - but I look terrible! Where's my Bard Girl Hair?!! __________________ Photogenix Flickr Stream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/34885797@N08/ Photogenix Blog - http://photogenixstudios.blogspot.com/

07-23-2009, 04:37 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jonesboro Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 2	Congrats to the OS Grid!! OS Grid being the only default grid, listed in the Hippo Viewer may have helped a bit. Or since ONLY the OS Grid can be mentioned in the Opensim IRC chat may have helped too.

07-26-2009, 09:21 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lewis Luminos The Gingerbeard Man Ginger Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: UK Posts: 3,315 My Mood: SL Join Date: 08/11/2008 Blog Entries: 12	I should go back to OSGrid, seeing as I can't get in SL any more. I just wish I could remember how. __________________ -- Just Add Ginger -- -- Plurk -- -- last.fm -- -- flickr --

07-26-2009, 10:20 PM	#12 (permalink)
Adam Zaius Senior Member SLU Supporter Better than Joshua at worms armageddon. Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Perth, Orstraya. Posts: 3,211 My Mood: SL Join Date: 9-Jan-04 Business: Azure Islands	Meerkat viewer is probably the recommended method right now The Meerkat Viewer for Second Life

07-27-2009, 01:13 AM	#13 (permalink)
Brenda Archer Tired Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Portland Posts: 3,830 My Mood: SL Join Date: 4/28/2005 Blog Entries: 4	I should give this another shot, even if my old computer is underpowered (all my spare change goes to doctoring these days). After hearing what happened to Lewis my desire to go back to premium in SL has gone away again. It just doesn't feel like a very firm foundation.

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