[bf1942] Status of Linux server? Ryan? Hello?

[Wolf]

And not his only project, I think he's doing a great job.

----- Original Message -----
From: "prodigy" <prodigy at redphive.org>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Status of Linux server? Ryan? Hello?


> Actually, this is ryan's job, regardless of how easy or hard it is.  He is
> being paid to do this... so its not unusual for people to expect things
from
> him.  It is however "BETA" software, so how much can one really expect?
>
> James
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Stone" <stone99 at attbi.com>
> To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 2:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [bf1942] Status of Linux server? Ryan? Hello?
>
>
> > "It has been 8 days since we heard from Ryan, when the current release
of
> > his software is not usable."
> >
> > Dude it's BETA! 8 days? We're lucky it hasn't been 8 months! Give Ryan a
> > break and let him work on it. We are all helping him by pointing out
> > problems we have found. It's not any help just saying "the current
release
> > of his software is not usable". Do you think his job is easy? Maybe you
> > could do better?
> >
> > Keep up the good work Ryan, don't let these types get to ya.
> >
> > -Stone
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Stewart, John" <johns at artesyncp.com>
> > To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 2:01 PM
> > Subject: RE: [bf1942] Status of Linux server? Ryan? Hello?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > > I do indeed keep up to date. But you quoted a post re his
> > > > waiting for a patch on
> > > > a non-issue in a thread with an ungratefull, impatient title...
> > >
> > > *I* started this thread with this post. I never said anything about
the
> > client-side bug:
> > >
> > > > Well, 1.3 Linux has been out for a while now. It's obvious it
> > > > has some *serious* problems, making it unusable for the most of us.
> > > >
> > > > Many of us have been patiently waiting for a status update,
> > > > or at least a response to these issues, in the last week.
> > > >
> > > > Could you *please* let us know where you are at, Ryan? Are
> > > > you making any progress at nailing any of these bugs? Do you
> > > > need more information from anyone to help out?
> > >
> > > It was not clear, I agree, what bugs I was specifically referring to.
> But
> > I think all of us understand the transparency bug is an issue that only
> can
> > be solved by a new client patch. I know this is about the Linux server.
> The
> > Linux server, as released, has serious bugs which we have been
discussing
> > since last Monday.
> > >
> > > The last email from Ryan was on 2/10. I put his name in the subject
line
> > in the hopes that he would see this and respond with an update, given
the
> > relatively high traffic the list has had in the last week.
> > >
> > > I do not think I was rude in asking for a status update. It has been 8
> > days since we heard from Ryan, when the current release of his software
is
> > not usable.
> > >
> > > johnS
> >
> >
>