[bf1942] Linux server status report 2003-04-09

[David Harrison]

I'm not sure if you understand - the more time you waste of these guys, the
less time they have to spend programming. I'd rather know they're sitting
there coding than see them sitting here typing replies to every server admin
whose LIFE WILL END unless they know when the next release is coming out.

Just be patient, they'll get it to you. In the meantime, run on win32, or
take your support to games that release Linux versions along with every
major win32 release.

-- trog

----- Original Message -----
From: "cuban" <cuban at hoodedmaniac.com>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: RE: [bf1942] Linux server status report 2003-04-09


> How about a timeline on the new client release then? This is ridiculous.
>
>
> What about the status of the bugs that exists? Were you able to
> reproduce them finally? If not, why have you not contacted me or any
> others about reproducing them? If so, has the problem been
> identified/fixed or will there just be another sub par release to match
> version numbers with the new client?
>
> Thanks,
> Daniel
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fredriksson, Andreas [mailto:andreas.fredriksson at dice.se]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 2:52 AM
> To: 'bf1942 at icculus.org'
> Subject: [bf1942] Linux server status report 2003-04-09
>
>
> Hi people,
> I'm back at work now and atleast the fever is gone..
>
> I haven't been working full-time with the linux port since I'm doing
> other
> things
> here as well, but here's a short rundown of what has happened.
>
> - I have evaluated moving to completely static linkage of the server
> binary
> for
>   many reasons, but chiefly:
>   1) DICE only needs to distribute and test for bugs in one version
>   2) It allows almost everyone (kernel issues aside) to run the binary
>
>   I think this makes sense given that most people will have a fairly new
> kernel,
>   2.4.x atleast.
>
> - There is still no decision from management on releasing an updated
> 1.31
> for Linux,
>   mostly because we are on a tight scheduele with our updates. I feel
> this
> is a
>   question of quality assurance as well; we wouldn't have enough time to
> test such
>   a 1.31 patch enough to be able to deliver the quality we are aiming
> for.
>
> - Test are proceeding as outlined in my earlier status report mail, and
> we
> are fixing
>   bugs mostly due to the merging of Ryan's code and our new stuff as we
> find
> them.
>
> Regards,
> Andreas Fredriksson
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>
>