Reaction at Rockcliffe College to Linden Lab's New Policy

Linden Lab Says :

We will adjust how education and non-profit advantages are provided, effective Jan. 1, 2011. All education and non-profit private regions of any type, purchased after Dec. 31, 2010, will be invoiced at standard (i.e. non-discounted) pricing. All currently discounted renewals which occur after Dec. 31, 2010, will be adjusted to the new price at that time. To continue to provide entry-level, private spaces to educators just launching their programs, we will be providing Homestead and Open Space regions to qualifying organizations without their meeting the retail full-region criterion. Customer Support will be available to answer any questions that you may have about these changes.

We hope that these announcements help you effectively plan for the coming year. And, we’ll continue to update you well in advance of any additional pricing changes.

Non-profits in Second Life are beginning to react to the new policy of Linden Lab, which will double their present payments. Today I attended a meeting at Rockcliffe College where the President, Phelan Corrimal (in SL), addressed the throng of attending representatives of many educational leaders in SL. He presented the issue at hand and made a recommendation for collaboration in trying to address the problem. He explained the far reaching implications of such a drastic raise in the fee, which amounts to 100% . Many communities will be impacted, not just education. It is only a beginning of a process that appears will last for a while.

Many communities will be impacted, not just education. It is only the beginning of a process that appears will last for a while. There is a meeting of Non Profit Commons on Friday. We will be following the story for you. This could impact all of SL in one way or another.

Gemma Cleanslate