On Friday 26th April 2024 there was a special Lab Gab (27 minutes / 6 seconds) on the new Tilia acquisition hosted by Strawberry Linden and Oberwolf Linden (Executive Chairman, Brad Oberwager). For anyone that has not watched it yet then the full session is above to watch again. I think many found the lab gab to be very useful as many questions were answered and concerns addressed.
Oberwolf talked about user fees for payment processing and he has no intention to change fees any which way as the result of the new deal with Thunes. LindeX is expensive to run and maintain so there may be changes made on a business benefit basis in the near future. I thought it was interesting to get a glimpse into Oberwolf’s thought process and it’s in line with what was said in previous years about what the plans for Tilia were.
The Thunes deal has gone ahead because this is apparently good for Linden Lab/Second Life. There is nothing negative about this new deal. Oberwolf still remains fully supportive of Second Life and he is willing to put more money from the sale back into Second Life which is great news.
I think many are now looking forward to the upcoming Community Roundtable hosted by the lab and this meeting will take place at 9am SLT on 20th May 2024. The location will be announced nearer the community roundtable meeting date.
Oberwolf Linden and Grumpity Linden will be at the first Round Table meeting where there will be an open Q&A part and further discussion on the Tilia acquisition and mention on the new upcoming Second Life Policy updates.
For the latest discussions check out the Second Life Forums in the General Discussion Forum section to hear what the community thinks about the news.
Daniel Voyager 