2015 viewer release summaries: week 28

Posted on by Inara Pey

Updates for the week ending: Sunday, July 12th, 2015

This summary is published every Monday, and is a list of SL viewer / client releases (official and TPV) made during the previous week. When reading it, please note:

  • It is based on my Current Viewer Releases Page, a list of all Second Life viewers and clients that are in popular use (and of which I am aware), and which are recognised as adhering to the TPV Policy. This page includes comprehensive links to download pages, blog notes, release notes, etc., as well as links to any / all reviews of specific viewers / clients made within this blog
  • By its nature, this summary presented here will always be in arrears, please refer to the Current Viewer Release Page for more up-to-date information.

Official LL Viewers

  • Current Release version: 3.8.0.302622, June 30 – no change
  • Release channel cohorts (See my notes on manually installing RC viewer versions if you wish to install any release candidate(s) yourself):
    • Viewer-managed Marketplace RC viewer updated to version 3.8.1.303315 on July 9th – allows Merchants to manage inventory associated with Marketplace Listings from within the viewer (download and release notes)
    • Importer RC viewer version 3.8.1.303230 released on July 8th – provides a modified mesh uploader  (download and release notes)
    • Maintenance RC viewer updated to version 3.8.1.303166 on July 7th – comprising some 50 updates, fixes and features (download and release notes).
  • Project viewers:
    • Notifications project viewer version 3.8.1.303211 released on July 8th – new Notifications floater separates incoming notifications into System, Transactions, Invitations, and Group. It provides a better way to view, interact with, prioritize and manage incoming notices for busy residents (download and release notes).

LL Viewer Resources

Third-party Viewers

V3-style

  • Black Dragon updated to version 2.4.3.6 on July 9th (Notifications update with rendering improvements – release notes) and then to 2.4.3.7 on Monday July 13th (Maintenance RC update – release notes).

V1-style

  • Cool VL Viewer Stable branch updated to version 1.26.14.0 on July 11th – core update: inclusion of VMM code into Stable branch (release notes); the Experimental branch temporarily removed in preparation for implementing the Lab’s CEF updates.

Mobile / Other Clients

  • Radegast updated to version 2.18 on July 9th – core updates: support for Group Bans and several smaller updates (download and release notes) .

Additional TPV Resources

Related Links

 

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