The Lab has discarded its partnership programme for Burning Life, and even taken back the name so that nobody will mistake it for being something that the Lab approves of.
The new event is to be called Burn 2.0. Not the most auspicious of names under the circumstances. Or maybe I’m the only one who gets the giggles when I hear it.
The Lab has certainly attracted criticisms for Burning Life in the past, for taking the edge off the art, exerting excessive creative control over the exhibits and so on. It seems a little ironic that the first policy announcement during interim Lab CEO Rosedale’s temporary tenure (announced by the man himself) be to dismantle another partnership relationship with customers – however rocky it might have been.
No more money, staff, sims or resources are to be allocated to the event. Though it seems certain that the Lab will use it as a marketing bullet-point.
Refresh my memory. Does Linden Lab have any partnership programmes left, or was that the last one?
theres the one for the sailing sims still, unless they’ve ditched that to…
Good catch! (no pun intended)
I’d forgotten about them.
The sailing and railroad communities are still rocking along. They basically took over the last Michael Linden office hours.
The person to ask is Blondin Linden.
Also: The Linden Endowment for the Arts continues to chug along, despite having been M’s baby.
I’m not convinced that it was one of M’s initiatives. It’s been sort of kicking around for a long time.
I don’t know I quite like Burn 2.0 and yes it did elicit a giggle. So the overseers pulled out – good. Now wait for circuitous ancient TOS tomes to be dusted off and wielded ‘for the good of community standards’. Should be hilarious. Thanks to Tina for the link
unkie sirhc
Will they still do stuff like banning male nipples and forcing children to play unattended?
Actually, I’d still expect some of that. Just in less organized and predictable ways.
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