[bf1942] Linux server status update 2003-04-28

[Sam Evans]

> We who have run other game servers in the past have learned all too
> well this simple fact:  The more "ancillary" development (like logging
> stuff, stats, and whatnot) that is left up to the game developer, the
> less cool stuff will come from it, and, as a corollary, the less real
> game development will occur, as time is spent dealing with picky
> admins on these non-core issues.  We've also learned that there is no
> such thing as "too many details" in a log.

I agree, I too have run many game servers in the past, but I guess what I
am saying here is when you look at the amount of information that say,
Counterstrike, Jedi Knight 2, Quake 3 servers log, it's really Not a whole
lot given all the action that takes place in the game.  Yes, now granted
we have tanks, planes, etc. that adds more logging overhead, but how
*much* more are we talking about logging here?  There becomes a point
where too much logging does not do any good, and causes more overhead.

> I do think the .so/.dll method of logging would be fantastic, but we
> can all manage text/XML files with ease, or we're at least able to
> download and install something that can do it for us.

Well, that's your opinion.  Requiring .so / .dll for logging once again
blows out developers who want to use a cross platform language.  Sorry,
but I'm not gonna write two different C programs to run on Windows and
Unix that perform the same function.

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