[cod] COD:WaW - Ryan status update?

[James Landi]

It's my understanding, that most GSPs run Linux to reduce the cost of 
their backend hardware by not having to purchase a MS lic for each box.  
and by the marginal performance and stability increase you get with 
Linux - sorry guys it's not what it use to be.  We can also add in the 
benefits of security.  Granted both OSs are insecure in the hands of 
novice sys admin. 

Running Windows under wine defeats all that.  However I'm afraid to say 
we may have to get use to this type of business practice.  Any major GSP 
should deploy both OSs under their organization now a days.

Lets be real, most end users are more concerned with getting a server on 
day one and it remaining up without any issues.  The GSP is concerned 
with keeping customers happy and making the most profit while keeping 
overhead as low as possible.

I'm in no way against Linux and prefer it for my servers (both game and 
web) but do you think Treyarch / IW / Activision has that high on their 
priority list?  If anything this has all showed (time and time again) 
that as a GSP you can not count on a dev/pub to release linux bits in a 
timely fashion no matter how much they promise. Thus you have to have a 
couple windows boxes ready for windows only bit deployment. Hell the 
bigger issues in my mind is non dedicated bits and why we have to upload 
the full install to our remote boxes (you bigger GSPs sit in the same 
room - damn you :-) )

The real kicker here is the lack of communications to the people that 
support the backend of the PC game without any real or official support 
from the dev/pub.  In the long run, if someone from Treyarch kept us up 
to date on what the hell is going on, these types of communications 
would be limited and maybe we would be somewhat compassionate towards 
their situations, if any.

Sorry for my rant guys/gals at least it's Wednesday
- Jim Landi
Rudedog
FPSadmin.com





escapedturkey wrote:
> I only run native Linux binaries *nose in air* ;-)
>
> RedDragon wrote:
>> I am running COD5 on Ubuntu Hardy with wine.. The CPU is laugthing 
>> about it. So i dont need the bins at all.
>>
>> -RedDragon
>>
>> PS: If they released i'm turning to the bins...
>>
>> Mathis schrieb:
>>> or the horrible code from treyarch
>>> *scnr* :-)
>>>
>>> Georgecooldude schrieb:
>>>> I think we all agree the lack of a release shows how poor the senior
>>>> management at activision are. they clearly don't understand a major
>>>> part of their business.
>>>>
>>>> On 1/13/09, John Kennington <jwkennington at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>> Since they are still working on patch 1.2 (as per callofduty.com 
>>>>> today) I
>>>>> doubt it will be any time soon.
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 5:36 PM, Andrej Parovel 
>>>>> <aparovel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>   
>>>>>> yes yes yes. We can't wait for Linux version for the new one Call 
>>>>>> of Duty
>>>>>> :) Also for Activision it will be better I think if they expand 
>>>>>> their game
>>>>>> and support more servers as these will mean more client playing it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Xavier Kerestesy wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     
>>>>>>> Ryan, can you provide a status update of when the Linux files 
>>>>>>> will be
>>>>>>> released?  If I understood correctly, you released them to 
>>>>>>> Activision
>>>>>>> back
>>>>>>> in November.  As it is now mid January, I would hope you've 
>>>>>>> received some
>>>>>>> sort of feedback by now and/or can get some sort of update for 
>>>>>>> us.  You
>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>> more pull with them then we do.  Your assistance in this matter is
>>>>>>> greatly
>>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Xavier
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