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Introduction About InnerSpace Professional Hubris Legal Crap Download ISWell, I'm not really sure how to begin. This project is the result of twenty to thirty attempts to create what some people would call a MUD. That term is pretty inadequate for this situation, since as of yet, the software is pretty bare-bones. I would say InnerSpace is best described as a sort of virtual reality; its abilities shine in the text-based arena.
Initially, I was trying to write a Java port of LambdaMOO. After realizing the many shortcomings of this software, I revamped my thought process, and came up with the foundations of InnerSpace.
My current goals for this project are pretty basic; I'm more concerned with the program working than working quickly. For example, the core database is in XML, and the server uses RMI to comminicate with the client. Neither of these do anything for the speed, but I think the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages.
Well, this site is still under construction, but here are some of the innovations featured in InnerSpace, along with some features that are incorporated from other platforms.
Currently, I'm focusing a lot more time on programming than marketing. Therefore this website is a little dull, and the available fiel releases are not exactly user-friendly. I plan to offer a nicer install package, etc, once I feel really motivated. Currently, this package wouldn't be of much use to someone who can't deal with the reality of Java classes.
Although prospective developers may feel free to send me email regarding improvements and such, I can't promise that I will do anything about them, yet. Exceptions, of course, include bug fixes and other such errors.
I'm also not yet ready to allow new developers on the SourceForge account, but please feel free to email me or post to the project forum, just so I can get an idea of the interest level.
I have some interest in releasing this software under either the GNU Public License, or Perl's Artistic License, or both. I haven't fully investigated either license, so there's nothing in the source code to indicate this, but I'm working on it.
First of all, no matter how you get the code, you need to download and install the Xerces/Java parser from the Apache XML Project. Then...
The best way to get the most recent version of InnerSpace is to use CVS, though it may be so recent as to be non-functional. I'm not going to explain CVS here, but if you know what i'm talking about, point your CVS client at:
:pserver:anonymous@cvs.innerspace.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/innerspace/
The modules you need to get are inner and core; the former is the Java package, the latter contains the two files you need for the core database.
If you're a CVS wussy ;-), you can download a stable package via FTP. The source code is here and the core DB file is here.
NOTE: This software is not fit for public consumption. I take no responsibility for the results of anyone running this software, and offer no promises that it will work quite right, or even install properly.