[cod] The importance of simultaneous releases

[Chad]

reading this post actually lowered my IQ. thanks.

Lestat wrote:

> 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...
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> 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...
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> ----- 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
>
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>> 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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