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Bennett Goble • Former Director / Engineer at Linden Lab, worked on Second Life • Open Source • Long-term thinking • Keep SL weird
Today is my last day at Linden Lab! It's been an awesome nearly 10 years.

In an increasingly channelized digital environment Second Life remains one of the few platforms where creativity, exuberance and natural social connection is encouraged and supported.
November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Big news for Mac users!
Second Life now runs natively on Apple Silicon — faster, smoother, and more efficient than ever.
Up to 64% faster performance on M-series Macs!
Read more ➡️ second.life/technews1025
October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
🕵️ This release also adds LookAt privacy to the official viewer , timestamped snapshots and a bunch of other small features and improvements.
The latest Second Life Viewer update lets you star your favorite inventory items for quick access. It also adds handy tools like mesh inspection, privacy options, chat and voice fixes, smoother avatar controls, and more. Try it and tell us what you think!

Learn more: second.life/technews082825
August 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Ready to level up your Second Life voice chat? We’re testing our new WebRTC Voice service across the grid, and you can try it now in our dedicated test regions. Estate owners can also request to upgrade their regions today. 📣

Learn how to join: second.life/technews082725
August 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Open source project: we're looking for proposals to replace our custom-built dependency management tool with a commodity solution. Are you interested? Faster build times, less maintenance, simpler viewer development environment setup. github.com/secondlife/v...
📦 RFP: Replace Autobuild with Modern Dependency Management System · Issue #4390 · secondlife/viewer
We are requesting proposals for removing autobuild from the Second Life Viewer build process and replacing it with a modern, maintainable dependency management system such as vcpkg, Conan, or direc...
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July 25, 2025 at 1:25 AM
We're looking to reduce the delta between the official viewer and third party viewers by adopting common features and undoing historic wrongs. If done well, this will ease maintenance for all viewers.
July 25, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Another piece of good #secondlife news: We fixed the long-standing problem with being unable to log back in after a crash, and our latest data shows that it is helping about 6 to 8 thousand people each day. Have you noticed improvement to relogging after a crash?
June 17, 2025 at 4:42 PM
June 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM