[bf1942] Swap Partition Problem

[Daniel Valois]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Steiger" <martin at steigi.com>
To: "Icculus" <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: WG: [bf1942] Swap Partition Problem


>
> It's the first time I ever say something on this mailing list and it's not
> even BF1942 related... ;-)
>
> Daniel Valois: Please leave us alone! Nobody (especially not 500
> BF1942-Linux interested people) needs your comments about everything!
>
> I appreciate your work on the FAQ, but please don't comment everything you
> read, even if you don't have an idea of what you're talking about!
>
> To everyone else: Sorry for beeing so off topic at my first time, but 70
> emails with "spam" (as I would call it) are enough!
>
> Regards, Martin
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Daniel Valois [mailto:ninzor at packet-kids.com]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 11. März 2003 22:20
> An: bf1942 at icculus.org
> Betreff: Re: [bf1942] Swap Partition Problem
>
>
> 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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