xstreetsl is probably the largest in-world item seller, which is now run by linden labs. there are still a few popular player-run systems and many small retailers
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"Croquet is a powerful open source software technology that, in the form of the Croquet Software Developer's Kit (Croquet SDK), can be used by experienced software developers to create and deploy deeply collaborative multi-user online virtual world applications on and across multiple operating systems and devices. Derived from Squeak, the Croquet system features a peer-based messaging protocol that dramatically reduces the need for server infrastructures to support virtual world deployment and makes it easy for software developers to create deeply collaborative applications."
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"Open Cobalt is a free and open source virtual workspace browser and construction toolkit for accessing, creating, and publishing hyperlinked multi-user virtual environments."
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OpenSimulator is a 3D Application Server. It can be used to create a virtual environment (or world) which can be accessed through a variety of clients - http://opensimulator.org/wiki...
The Open Metaverse Foundation is a non-profit organization founded with the mandate of developing open technologies and open-source software related to the metaverse and virtual worlds. The OMF provides support and guidance to selected projects that espouse the principles of the foundation. - http://www.openmetaverse.org/#
'Snowglobe' is now the official name of a new version of the Second Life client. This viewer is being developed by a small team leaded by Philip Linden, in a public repository where direct committing from community members is allowed. (via http://friendfeed.com/secondl...)