It is easier for a competitor in its early stages to promise many of the advances discussed in the last blog entry. Of course, large questions remain with regard to Wonderland’s ability to deliver on its promises. The challenges include:
– Too Few Developers within Sun: Wonderland remains in the research phase and there are only 8 developers within Sun working on the project. (Recently fixes were delayed because the 2 developers working on the project went on vacation…)
– Small External Development Community: So far Wonderland has not been able to attract an external development community comparable to OpenSim and SL.
– Budget: Sun’s current business challenges (and possible acquisition by IBM) may stop the project in its tracks.
That being said, there remains a great deal of excitement surrounding Wonderland, and it is worth it to keep an eye on its progress over the next year or so.
