The problem is most of their updates require the client to be updated as well. So even if you did provide a test server for Valve, when they updated it nobody (except Valve) would be able to join.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David A. Parker Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 8:44 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] hlds_linux Digest, Vol 12, Issue 100 I'd be on board with that. Wobak wrote: > Hi, > > I may be optimistic, but I really think that a LOT of people here would be > very willing to have one instance of thier servers running update tests. > > I can probably say (with the help of Flubber), that we would REALLY > appreciate to sacrifice a server for one week to give Valve a real feedback > about their updates, instead of playing dices each times a new update is > released.... > > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 5:16 PM, David A. Parker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> -- >> >> Dave Parker >> Utica College >> Integrated Information Technology Services >> (315) 792-3229 >> Registered Linux User #408177 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Dave Parker Utica College Integrated Information Technology Services (315) 792-3229 Registered Linux User #408177 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
