Actually, I agree with you, but in a different way. Game companies generally hate anything that isn't windows. For example, when was the last time you saw a port of a game for MacOS? Same thing with all these server ports for Linux. Where's native *nix support? What if I wanna put up 200 CS servers on my Sun Fire V880, and pipe em thru my OC-12?? I have access to several Sun boxes that are just sitting around in racks doing nothing - and they're in the best places to be: Regional POPs of backbone providers. It's a shame I can't use them for this.
I understand it's all in the bucks. Make for what is popular, and what everyone has, not for what's best. I for one would love to see this work under sparc architecture. Imagine the companies who do server rentals. The idea of running a high I/O game server engine, in multiple threads, on a 64-bit OS, using a 64-bit processor(s)!! Instead of purchasing 50 x86 boxes to run Slack, we could be using the scalability of Solaris, HP-UX, AIX, or Tru-64 on hardware designed for running servers. As an administrator, I'd much rather manage 2-4 servers running a combined 50 halflife mod servers than 50 separate boxes. Reduced management, reduced admin interface, better user management, less cost per virtual server, better scalability, and better performance. I mean, how many of you have gone off your own servers to play some games on other people's servers to see how they feel? I do, quite often. I check out all sorts of stuff, then compare it to my own. Now BSD is a sorta different animal, because it runs on many different platforms, so logically that would be the best choice to start with. Michael Ressen, Michigan Burbs Network Administrator www.michiganburbs.com ------------------------------------ > From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jonas_Andr=E9n?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] HLDS 3111c > Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 22:48:00 +0200 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > just a q while you at valve ar compiling for different > 486/686/AMD couldnt you do a native FreeBSD port too? :) im > not a programmer so it might be harder than i think.. but i > would be really happy if that could be done. > > And if you would do it would us freebsd users see any big > gains from using native freebsd instead of linux emu? > > //root _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
