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The networked freebie vendor system is owned and operated by NCI/New Citizens Incorporated. Primary Freebie dispensing vendors can be found at all NCI Campus and also at most NCI InfoNodes. This system may also be in use at Linden locations as the request of Linden Lab's community team. If you have any questions, suggestions, or complaints, please contact the NCI Freebie Director (see Jobs) via IM. Comments left with Linden Lab personnel may or may not get to us.
Anyone can submit items as NCI Freebies. If you are a creator who would like to submit an item(s), please contact us. The following are the main criteria apply:
If you wish to add an item to the NCI freebie collection please follow the following guidelines:
For example: “My First Freebie”
Avoid using characters such as ' and \ / as they are misunderstood by the web server
The texture will be used to display the item on the Freebie Vendor. Follow these criteria:
Give the box to the Freebie Director (currently Blu Laszlo)
Size:
A standard size 0.5 x 0.5 x 0.5 meter cube
(the default rezzed prim)
Textures:
256 x 256
Set to “Full Bright”
No more than two textures per box
Graphics:
Image of contents
Creator Name and/or Company Logo
Brief Description of Contents
The word “FREE”
Use “Ariel Black” font
Font Colors appropriate to background
Short blurbs, warnings, etc., as appropriate
(Note: The box graphics will also become the freebie graphics in the NCI InfoNodes when that project is done.)
Contents:
Box should contain:
- Freebie(s)
- Instruction or creator notecards (if applicable)
- Creator Landmarks (if applicable)
Naming:
When possible (i.e., not requested otherwise by freebie donor/creator) box should be named in the format of “Freebie Name” in Name field and “Freebie by Creator Name” in Description field
Permissions:
Boxes should be Copy/Modify/Transfer & “Allow Anyone to Copy”
Unless other arrangement with creator/donor for more restrictive perms has been made
Scripts:
All scripts handed out as freebies should be set to “not running” or be commented out.
Weapons & Explicit Content:
No NCI freebie box should contain weapons or sexually oriented content.
Textures:
Free textures should be confirmed as free with the creators wherever possible. Due to requirements of SL permissions system almost all commerical textures are sold with full permissions. So we have to be careful here. There is no need to go back and confirm existing textures in the freebie section.
Archive:
When you place a new freebie, please send me a copy (boxed) for us to archive, so we are not dependent on just one person's inventory.
We are trying hard to make sure that all of the items in our system are genuine freebies that are intended to be distributed. However, it is possible there is stuff in the system that should not be. If so, we want to get rid of it! If you are a creator and see an item of yours in this vendor that was not intended as a freebie, contact NCI and we will remove it immediately, and IM back to confirm removal.
If there is an item in FreebieNode system that you are not listed as the creator of, but has been ripped or otherwise stolen from you, contact us anyway. It should be fairly easy to demonstrate that you are the creator. We are committed to making sure that all content are legitamate –not playing legalistic games with creators.