making progress, have opensim building on dotnet10 (EOL for v8 is Nov 10 2026) and replaced all the System.Drawing/libgdi+ code with skia

opensim@dx:/opt/opensim10$ PID=$(pgrep -n -x OpenSim)
opensim@dx:/opt/opensim10$ grep -Ei 'libgdiplus|libSkiaSharp' /proc/$PID/maps
7efef7a00000-7efef7bfd000 r--p 00000000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
7efef7bfd000-7efef8333000 r-xp 001fc000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
7efef8333000-7efef835b000 r--p 00931000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
7efef835b000-7efef835e000 rw-p 00958000 fe:01 1072841 /opt/opensim10/bin/libSkiaSharp.so
opensim@dx:/opt/opensim10$
adding a config option for fall-back font in case someone running windows wants to use it in the future.
maybe will have new version running on holoneon grid by monday, will have to see.
(i know ngc uses v10 but my server tacks upstream core and going to ngc would likely be a major paradigm shift here hehe)
photo of os dynamic text testing

⚡🔥 TOMORROW, THE VORTEX OPENS! 🔥⚡

The countdown is almost over! Join me, Star Ravenhurst, as I welcome you to Electric Vortex on the Tenth Dimension Grid for our OSFest2026 event!

🎧 DJ Drew Blood makes his debut! Expect trance, deep house, electronic beats, and a few surprises you won't see coming.

🌌 THE VORTEX AWAITS. JOURNEY TO ANOTHER DIMENSION.

📅 Sunday, October 18
🕔 5–7 PM Grid Time

Bring your friends, bring your date, and come ready to dance! The energy is building, the portal is waiting, and we can't wait to share this experience with you!
Join Us: grid.tenthdimension.org:26002:Electric Vortex
💜 Electric Vortex. Be there when it comes alive! ⚡

🏕️ OSFEST 2026 PRESENTS: LASCAUX CAVE – A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME! 🔥
✨ Step Back in Time and Experience the Wonders of Prehistoric Life!
Join us for an unforgettable adventure as we explore the fascinating world of Lascaux Cave!
📅 Sunday, October 18, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM Grid Time
HOP: hop://grid.kitely.com:8002/Cooper%20Swizzle's%20Experiences/237/97/22
✨ Step Back in Time and Experience the Wonders of Prehistoric Life!
Join us for an unforgettable adventure as we explore the fascinating world of Lascaux Cave!
🌟 Travel thousands of years into the past and discover a world filled with ancient cave paintings, prehistoric surroundings, and characters who bring history to life!
Experience an immersive walking tour featuring Animesh characters powered by the Animaster scripting system, creating an engaging journey through time.
🦣 Explore, Discover, and Experience History in 3D!
Can't make it at noon? No worries! The Lascaux Cave experience is open 24/7 and fully self-guided, so you can enjoy this incredible adventure whenever you like!
🎉 Come for the adventure, stay for the discovery! And meet some interesting Characters who are on the tour.
See you Sunday at OSFest 2026!
#OSFest2026 #LascauxCave #OpenSim #VirtualWorlds #ImmersiveLearning #Animaster #VirtualExploration #Kitely
🌟 Travel thousands of years into the past and discover a world filled with ancient cave paintings, prehistoric surroundings, and characters who bring history to life!
Experience an immersive walking tour featuring Animesh characters powered by the Animaster scripting system, creating an engaging journey through time.
🦣 Explore, Discover, and Experience History in 3D!

🎉 OSFest 2026 – Saturday Night Entertainment! 🎶✨
Get ready for another fantastic day of music, fun, and celebration at OSFest 2026! 🎊
Join us on Saturday, October 17, as we keep the excitement going with four incredible performers bringing their music and energy to the OSFest stage!
🎵 SATURDAY'S ENTERTAINMENT LINEUP
🎩 2:00 – 3:00 PM | Austin Moores
🎤 3:00 – 4:00 PM | Maribol Inshan
🎧 4:00 – 5:00 PM | DJ Nay Kell
🎶 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Lavia
⏰ All times are Grid Time.
🌟 And there's more than just music!
While you're visiting, take some time to explore the amazing exhibits, discover unique shops, pick up freebies, and experience the creativity that makes the OpenSim community so special!
💃 Bring your friends, put on your dancing shoes, and enjoy an afternoon of great entertainment and wonderful company!
🌐 TELEPORT TO OSFest 2026:
hop://grid.opensimfest.com:8022/OSF_Welcome/236/400/565
🎉 OSFest 2026 – Where Creativity, Community, and Celebration Come Together!
See you on the dance floor! 💃🕺🎶

Atenção!

***Use um ambiente compartilhado,Para melhor Imersão!***
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Attention!
Use a shared environment for better immersion!

How we deal with 1000 metre mountains and some new WolfViewer / WolfStorm Features. Including 10 levels of terrain textures including being able to define textures for cliffs.

https://youtu.be/sVxaFdP3luo?si=VRgUE5dUfw27xRn6

Lieber Tomi,

ich hoffe, es geht Dir gut auf Deiner Reise.

Du warst einer der geradlinigsten und aufrichtigsten Menschen, denen ich je begegnet bin. Leider konnte ich nicht oft an Deinen Events teilnehmen, weil es erneut Missverständnisse über meine Absichten gab.

Das Logo habe ich sehr gerne für Dich gestaltet.

Danke für Deine Freundschaft und für die gemeinsamen Begegnungen. Ich bin mir sicher, dass Du im Himmel bist – denn wenn jemand es verdient hat, dort zu sein, dann Du.

In herzlicher Erinnerung und mit lieben Grüßen von Aphra

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Dear Tomi,

I hope you are doing well on your journey.

You were one of the most straightforward and genuine people I have ever met. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to attend your events very often because there were once again misconceptions about my intentions.

I was very happy to create the logo for you.

Thank you for your friendship and for the moments we were able to share. I am sure you are in heaven, because if anyone deserves to be there, it is you.

Remembering you with heartfelt affection and sending you warm regards,

Aphra

Released tonight Faith Fashions Pumpkin Head Costume, includes Pumpkin Head (one size fits all), Jumper & Heels in sizes LaraX/Xara and Athena/Simona/Ruth/Lara LM: hop://login.twiztidtimez.com:8002/Special%20Events/176/6/2...

LET’S MAKE THIS WINTER MAGICAL!

Bla Bla Bla Magazine is looking for upcoming Winter, Christmas & Holiday events around OpenSim!

Got a DJ set, party, market, game, celebration or special event coming up? Let’s share the festive fun and help others discover what’s happening across the Hypergrid!

Have your event featured in our December Issue!

Magazine Release: 1 December 2026
Submission Deadline: 11 November 2026

Contact Sofee Supermarine via Discord or OpenSimWorld to submit your event.

Bla Bla Bla Magazine — Let’s LinkUp for the Holidays!

🌐 GridGather is LIVE — the social home of the Hypergrid! 🎉

Hey OpenSim family! 👋

Remember when finding the party meant digging through group notices and old event lists? Those days are over.

GridGather is a brand-new social platform built by OpenSim folks for OpenSim folks: one place for your events, your venues, your regions and your people, from every grid on the Hypergrid. And it’s free.

✨ What’s live right now:

📰 The Feed — the community’s front page: shoutouts, announcements, and what’s happening across the grids
🗓️ Events & Venues — post your events, find the party, and see live head counts from in-world Gate boards
🌍 Regions — give your sim its own page, photo feed and likes, and discover amazing places to explore
👤 Your Profile — your own post wall, your events, your venues, and your friends
🤝 Friends & Following — add friends, follow the DJs and builders you love
💬 GatherChat — live chat right on the Feed
✉️ Private Messages — one-to-one conversations, photos included
🌐 360° Snapshots — drag to look all the way around inside someone’s build
▶️ YouTube in the Feed — videos play right where you scroll
🛡️ A friendly, moderated community — built to stay a good place to hang out

This is just the beginning. GridGather is growing every week, and your feedback shapes what comes next. There’s a full User Manual if you want the grand tour.

👉 Claim your profile, make your first post, and help us build the hub OpenSim deserves:
https://gridgather.net

💬 Come say hi on Discord: https://discord.gg/mVNw9eShRn

— The GridGather Team 🚀

Hello, dear OSgrid friends!

With the expected closure of OSgrid at the end of December 2026, many of us are facing the challenge of finding a new virtual home. Over the past few days, several residents have already reached out to me looking for a place to settle in.

If you are one of them, you are very welcome at Cozy Sun Grid! We would love to help you find a new home for your avatar, meet new friends, and become part of a small, creative community where people know and appreciate one another.

There is room for you here — and perhaps this is the beginning of something wonderful!

MONSTERS & CRYSTALS!

Well, it has been a hot minute since I pushed some mesh up into the stores!

We have some TRULY HORRIBLE MONSTERS new in the Original Stuffz & Junkz! Ready and willing to be in your scariest Halloween regions!

(Don't tell them they are horrible! They have lovely personalities!)

We also have some wonderful crystals in the Stuffz & Junkz Outdoors! Perfect for your crystal garden or your crystal caves!

Stuffz & Junkz Stores - Located at the Fleabags Den @ Wolf Territories

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/THE%20FLEABAGS%20DEN/8...

hop://grid.wolfterritories.org:8002/THE%20FLEABAGS%20DEN/8...

https://www.osgrid.online/news/the-end-of-the-road/

What an unfortunate turn of events. I have many fond memories of OSgrid. One must wonder who would stand to gain from this act of turpitude against the TEST BED of Opensim. Yet another attack on the open nature of Opensim. Now I expect grids to start restricting oar and iar access...

This news is very saddening and the community is behind you.

Thank you OSgrid for your service!

WINTER IS COMING TO OPENSIM!
Do you have something special happening this winter?

A Winter Wonderland to showcase?
Festive events or celebrations?
Live music, DJs or entertainment?
A winter-themed region or grid waiting to be discovered?
Something unique that the OpenSim community shouldn’t miss?

Bla Bla Bla Magazine wants to hear from YOU!

If you’d like your Winter happenings, events, regions or grids featured in the December Issue, get in touch with Sofee Supermarine and send your details before November 11th.

Let’s bring together the best of Winter around OpenSim and give readers plenty of places, events and experiences to discover!

Don’t miss your chance to be part of it — get in touch today!

Contact Sofee Supermarine on LinkUp Grid or via OpenSimWorld.

# 🥂✨ GALA BALLROOM — AN EVENING OF ELEGANCE ✨🥂

**MK3 GRID INVITES YOU TO A NIGHT OF GLAMOUR, ROMANCE & ELEGANCE!**

Step into a world of golden chandeliers, luxurious surroundings, and timeless sophistication as we gather at the magnificent **Romance Ballroom** for a special gala event.

Dress to impress, bring your finest ballroom elegance, and join us for an afternoon of music, dancing, and unforgettable company.

🎧 **LIVE DJ: ADRIAN MOON**

Get ready to grace the dance floor as Adrian Moon brings the atmosphere to life with a special live DJ set, creating the perfect soundtrack for an elegant gathering.

📅 **EVENT DETAILS**

🕑 **Time:** 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM Grid Time
🎵 **Entertainment:** Adrian Moon
📍 **Venue:** Romance Ballroom
🌐 **Grid:** MK3 Grid

✨ Dress to impress. Dance with style. Make it a moment to remember. ✨

Whether you arrive in a glamorous gown, a sharp tuxedo, or your own signature style, come ready to celebrate in true gala fashion.

**We look forward to welcoming you to the ballroom!**

🥂 *MK3 Grid — Where elegance meets entertainment.* 🥂

📍 **Teleport to the event:**
hop://mk3.org:5002/Romance%20Ballroom/191/128/29

Grid owners can upload GLB/FBX/GLTF and DAE in-world
Including rigged Mesh, Avatars, and Clothing. And if you enable it globally or per user, they can upload from the web
https://outworldz.com/Outworldz_installer/Help/Mesh%20Uplo...

I have been working on a free to use Opensim Only Android viewer, very feature rich (Non-graphical) at this time, viewer supports and has Vivox inworld voice implemented, allowing you to use your phone to talk and hear :) primary grid is set to AMV as default, I have tested features, any issues please let me know and I will work on fixing anything that pops up, please note as i did not make this have certain secondlife features required for 3rd party viewers, secondlife is not available for log in, and will remain locked out as I have no interest in secondlife. https://mega.nz/file/i4QXSTSQ#kcO2_pOpXJTRMEu5-jncT62u9cwg...

Content from Needful Things
< Galaxy Store > Textures for planets & quiz
< Bank of Pangea > Credit card machine and game
< Cannabis2Go > The name pretty much says it all^^

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Inhalte von Needful Things
< Galaxy Store > Texturen für Planeten & Quiz
< Bank of Pangea > Kreditkartenautomat und Spiel
< Cannabis2Go > Der Name sagt eigentlich alles^^

Contents of Needful Things
< NatWyck > A remnant from Metropolis—accessories for [female] standard avatars
< Man's World > Clothing for male standard avatars
< Outlet > Various outfits for standard avatars

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Inhalte von Needful Things
< NatWyck > Ein Überbleibsel aus Metropolis - Zubehör für [weibliche] Standard-Avatare
< Man's World > Bekleidung für männliche Standard-Avatare
< Outlet > Diverse Outfits für Standard-Avatare

Coffee is ready!
Cookies are baked!
The seats are cleaned!
The Bingo cards are ready!
And the numbers are waiting to be called!

Come join us for an afternoon of Bingo, laughs, good company, and a little friendly competition! 8 AM GRID TIME

So grab your lucky charm, bring your best Bingo spirit, and get ready to shout...

BINGO!!!

See you at the Bingo table!

⛵ CA Sailing Race – Chaos on the High Seas of Neverworld! 🏴‍☠️

Every once in a while, we gather our bravest (and occasionally most reckless) captains for a sailing race in the Neverworld Grid!

Our beautiful 4x4 VAR provides the perfect playground for some serious sailing, questionable navigation, and the occasional act of piracy. The racecourse is shown on the map, although following it correctly is apparently optional.

Last Friday, four fearless captains entered the competition:

Miss Eva Nowicka – Fast, fearless, and apparently equipped with a secret turbo engine.

Navy Commander Ballyrae Hanley – A distinguished officer of the Navy, whose navigation instruments seem to have a mind of their own.

Rabit Pink Pirate Snoots Dwagon – A pirate who firmly believes that cannon fire is a perfectly acceptable racing strategy.

Smuggler Miss Trouble Ahead – An innocent, law-abiding smuggler who just wanted a peaceful afternoon at sea. Naturally.

🏁 Race One – Speed, Cannonballs and Suspicious Tactics

Miss Eva Nowicka took the lead and sailed to victory at an incredible speed. We are still investigating whether she secretly installed a jet engine below deck.

Second place went to Snoots Dwagon, who spent a considerable part of the race enthusiastically shooting at Miss Trouble's stern. After receiving enough cannonballs to supply a small naval war, Trouble's ship lost speed, allowing the sneaky pirate to overtake her just before the finish line.

Commander Ballyrae also demonstrated impressive speed, but unfortunately finished last due to what the official Navy report describes as "technical difficulties with the navigation instruments."

The rest of us call it getting lost.

💥 Race Two – Collisions, Cursing and a Heroic Sinking

The second race started with a bang. Quite literally.

Shortly after the start, Miss Eva and Snoots Dwagon managed to collide, proving once again that two excellent sailors do not necessarily make one excellent traffic situation.

While the two captains were busy shouting, shaking their fists, and exchanging what we assume were traditional nautical compliments, Commander Ballyrae and Miss Trouble seized their opportunity.

With remarkable speed and, for once, no major navigational disasters, Miss Trouble and Commander Ballyrea crossed the finish line first!

Miss Eva eventually arrived in third place, probably still muttering something about pirates and the rules of the sea.

As for Captain Snoots Dwagon...

Well, he decided to take a closer look at the local reefs. Unfortunately, he took his entire ship with him.

He sank heroically, spectacularly, and completely unnecessarily.

We salute his bravery. His navigation skills, however, remain under investigation.

🏴‍☠️ Until the Next Race!

What a glorious afternoon of racing, cannon fire, collisions, shouting, and questionable seamanship!

Nobody was seriously injured, several egos suffered considerable damage, and at least one ship is now providing accommodation for the local fish.

Many thanks to all four captains for a fantastic race!

Fair winds, following seas, and remember:

In Catronian waters, winning is optional. Surviving is an achievement!

FISHING FUN AT LINKUP GRID! Fishing starts at 8:00 AM Grid Time!
Who will be the LUCKY FISHER this morning?

Grab your fishing gear, cast your line, and join us for a bit of friendly fun! Will you reel in the biggest catch, or perhaps the catch of the day?

Located at: LinkUp Welcome

Come along, join the fun, and let's see who gets lucky on the water!
GOOD LUCK, FISHERS! MAY THE BIG ONE BITE!