Linden Lab creates Blake Sea to satisfy sailors

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Up until recently, because of the new pricing and terms on void simulator packages in Second Life, the USS (United Sailing Sims), a collection of sailing groups that hold a large amount of Second Life territory were planning to ... well ... "jump ship" as some of them put it, and move their operations out of Linden Lab's virtual world.

Linden Lab has now announced the creation of a set of ocean sims (called the Blake Sea), connected to the mainland, and cost-free relocation for the rather large number of USS simulators to connect to that. Several USS members (who declined to be named) made us aware of the impending announcement two weeks ago, telling us that Linden Lab were going to make these changes in order to prevent the combined groups from defecting to alternatives such as opensim.

Linden Lab has not responded to inquiries about the matter. A number of people consider it rank favoritism. Perhaps it is -- but is it important if it is or not?

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