⚠️ Opensim: Free as in Freedom ⚠️ NOT Free-For-ALL ⚠️

TIME FOR A FRESH SERVING OF OPENSIM TRUTH!
FEEL FREE to share this TRUTH with others when necessary =D

There could be a potential trigger warning here but I expect most people will will agree with the sentiment illustrated in this article.

FACT: Opensimulator is free and Open Sourced Software, licensed under the BSD. This gives you a multitude of freedoms! You can change the software, you can share your changes, sell your changes or even use the software in any means you feel is morally or socially responsible. It even includes security features some of your visitors might not like if you use them.

FACT: That means if Opensim gives you, the grid operator freedom, that means you get to decide how end users will experience your work. You can deny entry to troublemakers or entire grids. There is nothing in the Opensim documentation which tells you NOT to do this AND if the developers did not want people using these features, they would not have been included in the first place.

FACT: I saw someone leave some negativity on a region because they were not allowed to run scripts or do their petty deeds upon landing on a foreign grid. Their reasoning: 'Everything must be free and open in Opensim'.

To this special brand of simpleton I say: Opensim is free, just not in the way you think. Opensimulator is NOT a free-for-all. Grid operators are NOT under any obligation to PLEASE YOU. If you do not like the way someone runs their grid, DO NOT GO! Spreading vitriol over a situation you have absolutely no control over is an excellent way to lose friends fast. Don't be angry over a MMO game.

FACT: When traveling hypergrid destinations you need to remember one thing: YOU ARE A GUEST, someone is providing you with a visual experience at their expense. When you go to someone's grid you are expected to obey their rules, much the same way if you were to visit someone in real life. If you crash the party, started a fight or broke something you are asked to leave.

SOLUTION: Know what you are getting into: Read the description before visiting these worlds, an honest person will let you know what to expect up front. Some grids do not have public shopping malls, each world tailored to a theme; there is no ONE SET OF RULES every grid must follow, that is NOT FREEDOM.

OPERATORS: Enjoy the freedom OPENSIMULATOR software gives you and make all or your dreams a reality.

GRIFTERS: Some ART is meant to be SEEN not TAKEN, so wipe your feet and put on a smile before entering the transit beam. You will probably enjoy your visit a whole lot more.

TL,DR: Opensim may be free as in freedom but that does not mean operators are required to run the software in a free-for-all fashion. Those who do not like it can always opt for another socialization platform OR pound digital sand.

OPENSIM IS FREE - SERVERS AND RESOURCES ARE NOT, GRID
OPERATORS AND CONTENT CREATORS NEED YOUR SUPPORT

Work is progressing. When I can't connect and work on the LSL scripts, I handle the web development. Ultimately, everything communicates from Opensimulator to PHP/MySQL, which is then stored in the database. From the databases, the data is then transferred from PHP/MySQL to the website, which is currently under development. Today I'm working on player profiles. We're intentionally keeping the Hypergrid names in some entries because the game will be fully Hypergrid compatible. Example profile: https://bloodmoonpack.com/pages/player.php?id=52

DJ DragonLady - EARLY MORNING BREAKFAST SHOW at Party Stage on Alternate Metaverse : Tue 13th Jan 6:00 AM to Tue 13th Jan 8:00 AM
DJ DragonLady - Dragon loves gothic rock, her sets are lively and often feature the less well known european artists
DJ DragonLady Shinobiaa Carpenoctem, bringing you 2 hours of incredible danceable tunes! Put on your dancing shoes and come on down to The Party Stage at Alternate Metaverse
We are looking forward to seeing you all here :)
Party Stage
Alternate Metaverse is the new landing point, come and make new friends
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/31...

🌟 VWEC 2026 Kick‑Off Meeting
A fresh year of creativity, community, and learning

We’re launching the 2026 VWEC season, and we’d love for you to help shape what we explore together. Whether you’re an educator, researcher, lifelong learner, or someone who just loves building and experimenting in OpenSim — you’re part of this community.

This year, we want to:
* Discover what topics and workshops excite you
* Support your education projects (big or small)
* Celebrate the idea that every OpenSim project is a learning project — for the creator and for everyone who experiences it

Your curiosity, ideas, and participation are what make VWEC thrive. You don’t need a polished plan — just bring your interest and your willingness to jump in.

Come help us kick off 2026 with energy, imagination, and a whole lot of collaborative fun.

January 13, 10 AM grid time
VWEC @ Wolf Territories
grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:VWEC

Be sure and fill out our Google form: https://forms.gle/CzRkiVWB8ceryu1r5

Khiron Ametza Live
Monday, January 12th, 2026
2 pm @ Club Fire
Join us for a wonderful hour listening to good music among amusing people!!
Bring your happiness, family, and friends!!!

http://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/
Region: Gentle Fire Grid
Location: 21,28,22

hop://gentlefire.opensim.fun:8002/Gentle%20Fire%20Grid/21/...

DeeJay Sofee LIVE at The Rhythm Room — 12 Noon Today!

Join DeeJay Sofee for two hours of "Dance" Tunes at The Rhythm Room!

Bring your partner, invite your friends, and let’s party with Great company.

Where: The Rhythm Room
When: 12 Noon – 2 PM Grid Time

Let the music move you — only with DeeJay Sofee at The Rhythm Room!

Hop: hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Bare%20Lilies%203/62/169...

All you Disco fans, we have a great 2 hour event here at Blue Angel Club in London City's great Trafalgar Square with Jon Temple, So grab your Disco sparkle and come on over to London City 2 in Gentle fire for an awesome entertainment event. 12 - 2pm

DJ Dragon heute 17 bis 19 Uhr im Bikers Heaven mit Klassik Rock, Rock und Metal.
Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon
DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven TODAY 8 to 10 am gridtime playing
Classic Rock, Rock and Metal.
Take your friends and come over to Bikers Heaven and lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe Noctem/209/221/1496
IM for a teleport
Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
Join us at https://alternatemetaverse.

[TTG]Public Group Members. Today we have a Copy/Modify Peacock Feather Flexi Skirt to be used for your personal use! This is a licensed and legal content. Please DO NOT Edit PERMISSIONS!

You can find this in the BUILDING EMPORIUM and here is the direct link to the store: hop://hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602/Building%20Emporium/373...

*mistakenly listed as being used for your Twiztid Avi's only - this is incorrect as it's set to Public. Sorry for any confusion.

Available for all [TTG]PUBLIC Group Members at [TTG]!

New "Jenna Classic Avatar" Copy Only Now Available in A NU U (a new you) store at [TTG]Welcome Area. Take this tp and wait until you rez fully then click this tp link again and it should take you directly to the store. IF not, when you land turn left and walk down the steps to the shops lined along the left side and you'll see A NU U located in the corner store on the far right.

*Added a few extra skins & make up too
hop://hg.twiztidtimezgrid.com:8602/Twiztid%20Timez%20Welco...

More and more of you are using OSSN, the social network designed specifically for OpenSim users. OSSN is free, ad-free, and will always remain so.
Network owner: create your group on OSSN and share your news, events, etc.

Tired of advertising, surveillance, algorithms, and the control of web giants?
OSSN (Open Source Social Network) is a free, simple, ad-free space that respects your privacy and is 100% independent.

No tracking, no profiling, no resale of your data.
💬 You're among friends, in a friendly and human setting.
It's a platform hosted independently for our community, without outside interference.

Join us, let's build together a social space that truly reflects us.
It's our network, our space, our freedom.

We are waiting for you!!

https://ossn.duckdns.org/

Es ist wieder soweit: Pangea Grid feiert den Kölner Karneval!
Unter dem Motto „ALAAF – Mer dun et för Kölle“ feiern wir 20 Jahre Kölner Karneval im virtuellen Leben – wow, was für ein Jubiläum!
Den Auftakt macht am 12.02. die große Karnevalsfeier im Funkhaus in Köln mit DJ Marlon Wayne, DJane Loru und DJane Marina – drei DJs aus drei Grids für einen unvergesslichen Abend. Zieht eure schönsten und kreativsten Kostüme an: Es wird bunt, fröhlich und einfach zauberhaft.
Am 16.02. folgt der große Rosenmontagszug mit traumhaften Wagen, liebevollen Details und ganz viel Staunen entlang der Strecke. Begleitet von mitreißender Karnevalsmusik – aufgelegt von unserem Marlon Wayne – wird der Zug zu einem echten Fest für Augen, Ohren und Herz.
Zum Abschluss treffen wir uns am 17.02. zur Nubbelverbrennung, verabschieden gemeinsam den Karneval und freuen uns schon jetzt auf das nächste Wiedersehen am 11.11.
ALAAF – wir freuen uns auf euch!
Ihr seid alle herzlich willkommen. Kommt vorbei, feiert mit uns, tanzt, lacht und genießt den Karneval in all seiner Lebensfreude. 🎭✨
It’s that time again: Pangea Grid celebrates Cologne Carnival!
Under the motto “ALAAF – Mer dun et för Kölle”, we celebrate 20 years of Cologne Carnival in virtual life – wow, what an anniversary!
The festivities kick off on February 12 with the big Carnival party at the Funkhaus in Cologne, featuring DJ Marlon Wayne, DJane Loru, and DJane Marina – three DJs from three grids for an unforgettable night. Put on your most beautiful and creative costumes: it will be colorful, joyful, and simply magical.
On February 16, the grand Rosenmontag parade follows, with dreamlike floats, loving details, and plenty to marvel at along the route. Accompanied by rousing Carnival music – played by our Marlon Wayne – the parade becomes a true feast for eyes, ears, and heart.
To close the celebrations, we meet on February 17 for the Nubbel burning, bid farewell to Carnival together, and already look forward to the next reunion on November 11.
ALAAF – we’re looking forward to seeing you!
You are all warmly welcome. Come and celebrate with us, dance, laugh, and enjoy Carnival in all its joy and spirit. 🎭✨

Miss Munk will be spinning her wheels of steel at 1 pm grid time, at The Piazza!
Bring your headphones and get on down here and listen to nonstop beat matching and full spectrum sound!
Plug the link into your map and we'll see you there.
http://bridgemere.outworldz.net:8002:Paradise Lagoon

✨ Einladung: Tanztee trifft Discokugel ✨
Wir sind vielleicht ein bisschen älter – aber ganz sicher nicht leiser.
Darum schwingen wir heute ab 20:00 Uhr wieder kräftig das Tanzbein!
Freu dich auf eine glitzernde Mischung aus Tee, Taktgefühl und Tanzfläche, begleitet von DJane Loru und Plattenschubse Marina, die euch mit den besten Scheiben versorgen.
Zieh die bequemen Schuhe an, pack die gute Laune ein – und lass uns gemeinsam die Discokugel zum Strahlen bringen.

DJane Dragon at the Coffin Club
8 to 10 AM Gridtime (AMV) TODAY (17-19 UHR MEZ)
playing you gothic, industrial and EBM.

The Coffin Club is a gothic club in a church surrounded by a cemetry, furnished with coffins, music is gothic, rock, metal, EBM and Industrial.

Take your friends and come over.
Waiting for you
Dragon

Listen: http://dragon.radioamv.com
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe%20Noctem/87/170/22
Join us on AMV: https://alternatemetaverse.com/

Wir drehen die Zeit zurück: Senioren‑Tanztee am Sonntag den 11.01.2026! Zwei Stunden Musik (von 16 bis 18 Uhr), Schwung und Erinnerungen – und garantiert ohne Muskelkater.
3-world.de:8002:RockStation

Voila, c'est arrivé. ce soir mon marché d'hiver sera fermé pour travaux
Sinon, les visites sont toujours possibles aux heures d'ouvertures.
merci à vous tous

.........;;;
That's it, it happened. Tonight my winter market will be closed for renovations
Otherwise, visits are still possible during opening hours.
Thank you all
....
Das war's, es ist passiert.
Heute Abend ist mein Wintermarkt wegen Renovierungen geschlossen.
Ansonsten sind Besuche während der Öffnungszeiten weiterhin möglich.
Vielen Dank an alle

Hey Everyone... I will be doing a set 6-8am Oldies and rock n roll at Alternate metaverse landing stage .. Grab those poodle skirts and Suits or come as you are .. look forward to seeing you there. hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/30...

Skinny Dip Beach Party & DJ YANA
Sunday, Jan 11th | 2:00 AM to 4:00 AM
Location: Alternate MetaVerse Grid

Taxi; hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Skinny%20Dip%20Beach/156...
Get ready to strip down and turn up.
Live DEEJAY' s will take you on a two-hour ride of high-energy beats.
Bikinis, bare skin, and beats that don’t quit.

This is the night to break loose, own your freedom, and dance like nothing’s off-limits.
Be there, or hear about it later.

One of Opensimulator's Longest continually running Dance Parties! 12 years and counting!! LIVE DJ and Dancing!! Music from the 60's to current day!
Tonight at 8pm Pacific!

HG: lfgrid.com:8002:speakeasy

The Bare Paradise Welcome Center . When you arrive beside the teleporter to our main attractions here , you will also have access to the teleporters to our Bare Island Hideaway and Bare Mountains regions all totaling 75 regions and growing !

🎉🎭 GRAND REOPENING 2026! 🎭🎉
✨ Welcome back to the beautiful Carnival Land 2026 in Arkham Grid! ✨

🎪 Get ready for an unforgettable experience where fun, colors and magic come together!

👗🕺 Carnival Zone
• Funny items 🎈
• Amazing outfits for men & women 👕👗
• Everything you need to celebrate Carnival 2026 in style! 🎭✨

💖🌹 Valentine’s Area
• A romantic zone dedicated to St. Valentine 💕
• Special items & outfits for him and her 💑
• Perfect to celebrate love and friendship ❤️✨

🎠🚛 Themed Carnival Floats
• Newly built, colorful and spectacular 🎨
• Beautiful to see and perfect for photos 📸
• A real feast for the eyes! 🤩

🎊 Don’t miss the magic, the fun and the love!
📍 Carnival Land 2026 – Arkham Grid
🔥 Fun • Love • Celebration 🔥

🎭💖✨ See you there! ✨💖🎭
Teleport Area Dreamscape

*******OPENSIM ONLINE WEATHER SYSTEM V6 UPDATED RELEASE! ********
*******AVAILABLE FOR FREE AND FULLPERM AT WEATHER SECTOR *********

************** WHAT’S NEW IN V6 COMPARED TO V5? ************

Fixed an issue where the snow sound (blizzard) was playing during “Light Snow” weather conditions.

Performance improvements to the SoundBox - It uses now 1 ONE single script to as many soundboxes rezzed in a same region and also improvements for the ThunderBox - also using 1 script only and better sound and light flash quality!!!

********* IF YOU HAVE ALREADY REZZED OBJECTS IN YOUR REGION, YOU ONLY NEED TO REPLACE THE SOUNDBOXES AND THE THUNDERBOXES!**
All other scripts remain the same and will continue to work perfectly (including those from V5).

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------🌦 Opensim Online Weather System V6 🌦
Bring your OpenSim region to life with real-time, dynamic weather!

✨ Features
🌍 Live weather updates for any city worldwide
🌡 Temperature shown in both °C and °F
🕒 Local time
⛅ Realistic conditions: rain, snow, drizzle, thunderstorm
🎨 Automatic weather textures and matching sounds
🕒 Customizable update interval
💡 Low-lag and optimized for OpenSim
🛠 Easy setup via a dialog menu

Transform your region instantly — rez the system, enter your city and API key, and enjoy dynamic weather all year round!

📦 WHAT’S INCLUDED ON VENDOR V6:

- SCRIPTS USED V6 (BOX);
- SOUNDS USED V6 (BOX);
- TEXTURES USED V6 (BOX);
-LOGO USED V6 (BOX);
- WEATHER SCULPT SET V6 (BOX);
- OpenSIM Online Weather Display Board V6 (SLAVE) 11 prims;
- OpenSIM Online Weather Controller V6 (MASTER) 01 prim;
- OpenSIM ONLINE THUNDERBOX V6 (SLAVE)(INVISIBLE by default);
- OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE MAIN);
- OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE SLAVE);
- OpenSIM Online Northern Lights V6 (SLAVE);
- OpenSIM Online Cloud V6 (SLAVE);
- OPENSIM WEATHER CODES UPDT 10JAN26 (NOTECARD);
- OPENSIM Thunder Caller (MASTER) HUD V6 (add me)";
- READ ME PLEASE!! (ENGLISH) v.10JAN26 (NOTECARD).


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⚙️ HOW TO USE
1 – Get your API Key
API = Application Programming Interface. It lets the weather script fetch live data from a forescast website.
Steps:
Go to: https://openweathermap.org
Sign up or log in (website will prompt you to paid subscription but choose the free one!!)
Open your profile → API keys
Create a key → copy it

2 – Rez the Weather Sculpts (You will find them inside the box "WEATHER SCULPT SET V6 (BOX)".

Rez the weather sculpts across your region - around buildings etc -
I recommend going on infra-red mode (Firestorm) by clicking CONTROL+ALT+T.
Select all sculpts →LINK THEM ALL and insert on the root prim (just select them all) and insert the script called "OpenSIM ONLINE SCULPT V6 (SLAVE)". (*)

(*) THIS SCRIPT AND ALL OTHERS USED ON THIS SYSTEM can be found at the box called "SCRIPTS USED V6 (BOX)".

3- Insert some of the textures included on the "TEXTURES FOR SCULPTS V6 (BOX)" that can be found inside the box "SCRIPTS USED V6 (BOX)"
Textures on the root prim of the linked sculpts MUST be "clear,r1,r2,r3,r4,sr1,sr2,sr3,s1,s2,s3 and s4 to script work perfectly. By default, all pieces of sculpts have already the needed textures so to not worry :)

4 –SET UP THE SYSTEM:
Rez the controller "OpenSIM Online Weather Controller V6 (MASTER) 02 prims" and click it. A dialog menu (blue menu) will prompt:
-> Choose the name of the city (English only - other languages or misspelled, script won`t fetch information). If a city name like Springfield (USA) is selected and there are 5 on that country, script will select a random one - on these cases, type "Springfield,IL,US" (Illinois, United States) so script will fetch information from the correct place. Another option is also select by lat/lon mode (latitude/longitude).
-> Click again, and insert the API KEY generated by the website.
-> Click once more, now insert the interval. and that s it.
It will send information to all soundboxes, sculpts, thunderboxes rezzed if in within same region!
Rez the display board next to the controller "OpenSIM Online Weather Display Board V6 (SLAVE) 11 prims"
-> Click the controller and click the "Update Now" button.
This action updates the info on the display board.

***** Please be patient. All changes on the dialog box, script may take up to 15 seconds to fetch the information!*****************************

5 – Optional: Add Sound & Thunder & Cloud & Nothern Lights:
Plays drizzle, rain, and blizzard sounds when told by the controller..
If no bad weather: plays birds (day) or crickets (night).

In version V6, there are now two types of SoundBoxes:

OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE MAIN);
OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE SLAVE).

How to set up:

-Rez as many “OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE SLAVE)” objects as needed in your region (optional);
- Link them all together;
- Rez only one “OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE MAIN)”;
- Link all the previously linked SoundBoxes to this one.

Important: For this to work, “OpenSIM ONLINE SOUNDBOX V6 (SLAVE MAIN)” must be the root prim (the last object selected when linking). It is the box that contains the script.

And voilà — you now use one script for all SoundBoxes, and the sound will be emitted from each of them in near-perfect synchronization.

(ps) I recommend rezing them close to buildings or common public areas. DO NOT rez the sounboxes too close to each other. Believe me ,Spam sound will be unpleasant for the visitors and it won`t sound natural to your ears!

SOUNDBOXES NOW HAVE THE NIGHT SOUND (THE CRICKETS) SUPPRESSION!
* The script checks the object’s latitude and the current month!
* Tropics (≤ latitude 30°) → night sounds always play.
* Polar regions (≥ latitude 60°) → night sounds are always blocked.
* Mid-latitudes (latitude 30°–60°) → gradual suppression:

* In winter months (depending on latitude), night sounds are blocked.
* In summer months, "night" sounds play normally.
* The script stops "night" sound if suppression applies; "day","rain", "drizzle" and "snow" sounds always play normally.

-> Opensim ONLINE THUNDERBOX V6 (SLAVE):
Plays a thunder sound and flashes lightning when told by the controller.
When rezzed, by default it is invisible, please go to infra-red mode (control alt+t) to see and resize it to your needs.
PS. To test it, please add as a hud (or just add it) the "OPENSIM
Thunder Caller (MASTER) HUD" and click it. Once you see the size and position are ok, this script is no longer necessary.
Be patient. Thunder sound and the lighting will show on a random interval of time from 10 seconds to 05 minutes.

-> OpenSIM ONLINE CLOUD V6 (SLAVE):
4x4 sized sculpt cloud to rez in your region - It will show when the weather conditions told by the controller when it asks to. Otherwise it will remain invisible.
No setup needed

-> OpenSIM ONLINE Aurora Borealis V6 (SLAVE).
4x4 sized mesh to rez in your region - it will show only at nights (sun position 8 degrees above the horizon ,script will be told its DAY!

5- I rezzed the "OpenSIM Online Cloud V6 (SLAVE)" and I don`t see anything!
- If you have rezzed the controller before, if it fetches info from website and it says it not cloudy", the "OpenSIM Online Cloud V6 (SLAVE)" will remain invisible (100% transparent). - One still can see it on infra red mode (CONTROL+ALT+T)

6- Why all these boxes with the scripts, sounds, textures? Do I need them?
- It just in case one deletes something by accident so one can always recover it. Also, I do it for preventing assets lost -specially if one is from other grid!

7- I rezzed my controller, set all scupts and soundbox. I select city but nothing work. What could it be?
- Make sure city is well written in English. Also, it happens that on 1st time one rezzes the controller, it can act like this. so just reset script!
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🎉 Final Notes

This script was originally created years ago for my region by my friend Satyr Aeon (aka Malaka) and now it has been fully enhanced by ChatGPT and DeepSeek to make it easier for the average user.

Enjoy and share it — always FREE & FULL PERM!
— Jimmy Olsen

EuroDance NIGHT mit DJ DARKWOLF
Bist du bereit, den Abend zum Beben zu bringen?
Wenn die Schatten länger werden und der Bass einsetzt, gibt es nur einen Ort, an dem du sein musst!
EURODANCE CLUB
Erlebe eine explosive Mischung aus Beats, Energie und Community.
DJ Darkwolf übernimmt das Pult und liefert euch den Sound, den ihr braucht!
Wann 10.01.2026 20:00 Uhr /11SLT
adult-life.de:8002:Shopping Fun