[bf1942] The 1.61 patch

[Johan Stålnacke]

Just a quick question then...
If Dice don't got ANY computer that you can make
Linux patches with, will we EVER se a new patch for
BF42 now when BF2 soon is out?
(There is still some bugs/exploits in BF42!)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andreas Fredriksson" <andreas.fredriksson at dice.se>
To: <bf1942 at icculus.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 9:05 AM
Subject: [bf1942] The 1.61 patch



Hi folks,

let me give you some background to why the Linux patch is late. The bug
1.61 fixes is a bug affecting game clients only. The patch was produced
at the DICE Canada office, and a slip of communication made them forget
all about the Linux versions. 

Once the mistake was discovered we had a big problem. We're in the
middle of a BF2 crunch in Stockholm, my dev boxes are all upgraded for
BF2 and wouldn't compile BF1942 no matter the amount of force you used.

Furthermore, to get the Linux codebase compiling in Canada Andy had to
downgrade his entire environment too and ran it to a series of problems.
He's up and running now so expect new executables shortly.

In short, there was a communications mistake and now the Linux server
has to pay for it in terms of patch turnaround time. It was not a
deliberate attempt to try to discontinue the Linux server or anything
like that. I've forwarded my concerns to all parties involved already.

Andreas Fredriksson
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