It's a client-server architecture. The 'viewer' is the client-side software (essentially the downloadable part that lives on your PC). Depending on the build and platform, it's generally 30-60 megabytes. The user-interface is, of course, a part of that.
Essentially it's a 'viewer' for SL, the same way that your Web-browser is a viewer for the Web.
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Posted: Nov 28th 2009 7:35AM pcgneurotic said
Do I understand correctly that viewers are basically different GUIs for SL? It's an intriguing bit of nomenclature.
Posted: Nov 28th 2009 9:54AM (Unverified) said
Essentially it's a 'viewer' for SL, the same way that your Web-browser is a viewer for the Web.