I think they test the releases, but I think the tests are probably done
on only one server and probably never under any kind of realistic player
load. It's probably a quick "I signed into the server and it didn't
crash, so the build must be good" kind of test.
- Dave
MoggieX wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to be sarcastic about the recent updates, however to be more
> constructive, does anyone [or can someone comment from Valve] think Valve
> actually test these builds on a Linux box at all, or just releases
> willy-nilly.
>
> We've had almost an issue a day for the past week, if its not dying because
> a segmentation error at start, its dying because a player chose the spy
> class or fails to update because the steam servers are too busy.
>
> Its not a problem when you have just one game instance, however when you
> have 15 its a nightmare and I really feel for the companies that actually
> rent these games out to people, they must be running around in circles
> covering for the mess someone else made.
>
> Would it be too much to ask to have Ubuntu and CentOS on a old machine
> somewhere in Valves office, just to test these updates on.
>
> MoggieX
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