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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I would have to disagree with the part about Win32
being a security risk, you just need to learn how to secure it properly.
It can be just as secure as a Linux machine. Same thing with
administration.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><BR>Jon Wolberg<BR>Tech Support Manager<BR><A
href="http://www.ECGNetwork.Com">www.ECGNetwork.Com</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=stonex@freebsd.nl href="mailto:stonex@freebsd.nl">Stefan
Engbersen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=bf1942@icculus.org
href="mailto:bf1942@icculus.org">bf1942@icculus.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 10, 2005 11:44
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [bf1942] Hello?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Not my theory, just stating my opinion. And what happened to
BF42 in the <BR>beginning is exactly my point, they know they made a mistake
by not <BR>developing a BF42 linuxserver from the beginning, in fact I think
it <BR>wasn't even dice who made the first unstable bf42 linuxservers and they
<BR>are making the same mistake again.<BR>Till now there are no plans for a
linuxserver for BF2, like Andreas <BR>said, so god knows when we'll get one?
Again when the game is already a <BR>year old? (first well stable enough
release).<BR>Point is also servercompanies might suffer from this, many refuse
to <BR>place Win32 servers, simply because its a securityrisk and it takes
more <BR>work to administrate in general. So the scenario will happen again,
that <BR>BF2 servers will be extremely expensive (like bf42 in the beginning)
<BR>because there is not as much competition as with linuxservers on the
market.<BR>Also the goodminded linux administrators are taken the opportunity
to <BR>get themselves into the market when the game is released and the
<BR>Micro$oft minded people are given the advantage.<BR>In my opinion, Dice
gets totally no credits for BF2 if they handle their <BR>strategy like this.
Sorry :)<BR><BR>Best Regards,<BR><BR>Stefan<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Sebastian
Kleye wrote:<BR><BR>> In the beginning of bf42 there were no linux server
either and most of <BR>> us know the difficulties (and not only on the
server-side) this game <BR>> had to master but it stood strong in the
community because of it's <BR>> unique gameplay. For bf42 the linux server
was announced from the <BR>> beginning and it came soon after the release
(ok the first versions <BR>> were not that brilliant as it is now but it
was a step in the right <BR>> direction after all). So even if there is no
linux server on the <BR>> release date, there will be one soon after. There
are enough people <BR>> who host windows-based servers to bridge the short
wait for the linux <BR>> server.<BR>> So please stop telling your
armageddon-like chaos theories and wait <BR>> for the bf2 release (which
isn't even exactly determined). DICE Sweden <BR>> forever!
:)<BR>><BR>> regards<BR>><BR>>
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