The Architecture Working Group mission is to develop the protocols that will open up the Second Life Grid from something operated solely by Linden Lab to where others can run parts of the grid. The AWG isn’t meant as a wholesale redesign of the Second Life platform. While we realize that there are many possible design choices, and that there are many possible approaches, the goal here is to take what is clearly a workable design and make it open. Think HTML 1.0 and HTTP 0.9 - Neither were perfect, and there were many things that couldn’t be done with them. But they were functional, open and had enough extensibility to support future HTML versions, CSS, JavaScript, etc…. making the web what it is today. The AWG must aim to do the same for virtual worlds, and realize it within the next two years.