2017 Viewer release summaries week 38

Updates for the week ending Sunday, September 24th

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 5.0.7.328060, dated August 9th, promoted August 23rd – No change
• Release channel cohorts (notes on manually installing RC viewer versions):
  • Wolfpack RC viewer updated to version 5.0.8.329128, on September 22nd – this viewer is functionally identical to the release viewer, but including additional back-end logging “to help catch some squirrelly issues.”¹
  • Maintenance RC viewer updated to version 5.0.8.329115, on September 22nd.¹
• Project viewers:
  • No updates.

1. These two viewers were updated on September 22nd and withdrawn shortly thereafter pending action from Microsoft re a Windows SmatScreen issue affecting the most recent viewer updates (see here and here for more). This issue has now been resolved and the two RCs are once again available.

LL Viewer Resources

• SL Alternate Viewers wiki page – LL
• Viewer Source Repositories wiki page – LL
• Test Builds wiki page – LL
• Supported Viewers wiki page – LL
• Starlight alternative viewer skins page (not officially supported by LL)
• Viewer release process overview – this blog
• SL Viewer updates and reviews in this blog

Third-party Viewers

V5-style

• Kokua 64-bit test viewer updated on September 19th:
  • Windows:  5.1.0.42263 (RLV) / 5.1.0.42262 (no RLV).
  • Mac OS X 5.1.0.42263 (RLV) / 5.1.0.42262 (no RLV).

V1-style

• No updates.

Mobile / Other Clients

• Lumiya updated to version 3.4.1 on September 21 – hot fix for Sprint subscribers.

Additional TPV Resources

• Third-party Viewer Directory – LL
• Third-party Viewer Policy – LL

Related Links

• Current Viewer Releases page
• Index of release summaries