[bf1942] Swap Partition Problem

[Daniel Valois]

I'm coming to alaska to take your job.
----- Original Message -----
From: <bf at vandyke.sytes.net>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [bf1942] Swap Partition Problem


> > yeah. not-this-one at whocares.org
> > or linux-newbs at aol.com
> >>
> >> Anyone just thought about a forum for some of this stuff?
> >>
>
> As the person who asked about the swap partition problem I feel authorized
> to rebutt this small-minded answer.
>
> I have actively implemented open-source solutions for the last 7 years in
> my work environment, a local government in Alaska.  I am without question,
> the most knowledgable person with linux in a 100 mile radius.  It's not
> that I'm that smart; I'm just isolated :-).  I fight daily to defend the
> open-source mentality against strong, but blind, Windows supporters.  It's
> not that I hate Bill Gates or Windows, but most of the time I can find
> technically superior solutions using open-source software.  I do use
> Windows in my network environment, 8 Windows 2000 Servers, and am Windows
> 2000 MCSE certified.  I also hold a CCNA certification.  I am into
> networking.  I enjoy most every aspect of networking and enjoy setting up
> servers to do things for me.
>
> I typically install Linux for most of my network service needs, i.e.
> webservers, mail servers, ftp, network monitoring, game servers.  I feel
> at home on the console or secure shelling into my boxes from across town.
> I enjoy sitting at a blinking cursor.
>
> Now as far as my question about the swap partition.  I maintain two
> servers that our local broadband ISP has allowed me to install in their
> facilities and I chose to install Linux for security and licensing issues.
>  We have a growing gaming community with almost 50 active members.  I want
> 24x7 uptime on my servers as I don't have a lot of free time to just
> tinker with them.  I want to play games too!  Our gaming community
> recently purchased this new server that is in question and I installed
> RedHat 8.0 on it and replaced one of the older servers.  I haven't used
> 8.0 much yet, but I figured it would be good to install it because I hoped
> to have it in place for a few years and upgrading constantly would be
> unacceptable.
>
> I have to constantly defend my position to install linux on our game
> servers, because other people don't know how to admin them.  I'm willing
> to teach anyone who's willing to learn.  That's how the open-source
> community will grow.  I'm coming under attack because we're not running BF
> 1.31 right now.  I have told people that we will as soon as it's available
> on our server platform.  I don't tell people that the developer is slow (I
> don't think he is and I appreciate his work) or that I don't want to.
> Some people want me to switch to Windows, because they think it's better.
> It's not their decision.  I will use the best software available and right
> now, I think that is linux.  End of discussion.  I constantly evaluate
> what is available and what is best.  I will install Windows when I think
> it's the best solution.  That time is probably a long way off.
>
> I appreciate this list as it has helped me.  I appreciate the FAQ.  I
> appreciate all the responses I've recieved to my questions.  I don't
> appreciate small-minded responses.  If you think that your answer serves
> this mailing list, then please continue to post those answers, but I won't
> be.
>
> Thank you to all who bothered to read this and I hope that I can
> contribute to someone else's gaming sucess.  I'm running CS, Q3, RTCW,
> MOHAA, UT2003, and BF1942.
>
> Paul
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