[cod] The importance of simultaneous releases

[Lestat]

I think it is some Microsoft "pressure" for get always the windope patch 
before other especialy Linux so they try to force games hoster to use theyr 
windope as server with 75% of the players reclaiming for the patch on theyr 
server and of course it is some company that use more and more windope so 
they get frustrated "no waiting" players...

It is really no reasons for not get the both version at the same time except 
that Microsoft pressure because they can first ask Ryan to code it and the 
most important they don't have any date to release them! So why just don't 
wait until everything is ok?

Anyway they just go back behind the fact that they "don't support linux" and 
that you can always use windows if you don't want to wait...

I think they know what they do so it is useless to try to remember them all 
the time that they need to release linux at the same time... After all those 
years they cannot ignore that or they are completly blind... So stop to 
loose your keyboard by trying to make them understand...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Hartland" <killing at multiplay.co.uk>
To: <cod at icculus.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 5:45 PM
Subject: [cod] The importance of simultaneous releases


> For those that still don't get it, even though this has been gone over
> time and time again. I'll spell if out for you in simple terms.
>
> Delaying the release of a patch for a few days so that ALL versions
> are ready has NO impact on the community. Releasing it before this
> time pisses off:
> * Clans who cant play on their clanservers
> * The public who cant play on public's
> * GSP's who have to explain why they cant upgrade their servers when
> the patch is "out".
>
> Its a loose loose situation, where as a small delay to get ALL versions
> ready is a WIN WIN situation.
>
> So for those that made the mistake AGAIN, please consider your actions
> next time before you piss off a 75% of the community. YES that's 75% of
> your servers run on Linux the last time I checked so doing a win32 only
> release has massive implications.
>
>    Steve
>
>
>
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