In the real world, if they can't push it by Wednesday or Thursday AM latest, then they have already missed the deadline. There really is no excuse for doing stupid things like that. But, hey, after twenty years of software development and publishing, what do I know?
> Friday is probably the deadline for whatever update they are working on. > > > Ook wrote: >> In the real world, we would never release an update on a Friday, or >> worse, >> before a holiday. You just don't do that. If something breaks, it's the >> weekend/holiday, and no one is around to fix it. Gosh only knows what >> Valve >> is thinking when they pull stunts like this. >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Nick Turner" <[email protected]> >> To: "'Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list'" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:14 PM >> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Left 4 Dead 2 Update Available >> >> >> >>> The last few updates have occurred in the wee hours of Saturday or >>> Sunday >>> morning Australian time, leaving our servers idle for many hours until >>> someone wakes up and sees that an update is needed. >>> >>> Not ideal :( >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Daniel >>> Worley >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:23 AM >>> To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list >>> Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Left 4 Dead 2 Update Available >>> >>> It's a valid point and I don't see any reason why this shouldn't be >>> done. >>> At the end of the day it's up to Valve, but I agree, unless it's >>> something >>> critical, patches shouldn't be rolled out during peak gameplay hours or >>> on >>> the weekends in general since admins might not necessarily be around >>> their >>> computers. >>> >>> "Hi Jason, >>> >>> This, for me at least, update seems to break sv_steamgroup_exclusive. >>> These settings seem to yoyo between working and not working with each >>> update." >>> >>> I thought I was the only one that noticed this. This problem has >>> existed >>> since the original L4D and it's absolutely absurd that the behavior of >>> this >>> cvar changes with almost every update. >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:41 PM, f0rkz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Short answer: no. >>>> Long answer: Welcome to server administration! ;) >>>> >>>> Its definitely inconvenient, but its life. >>>> >>>> On Mon, 2009-12-07 at 11:04 -0600, Jay Deiman wrote: >>>> >>>>> Ok, this is something that has been bothering me for quite a while. >>>>> Why >>>>> is it that Valve is pushing out updates on Friday nights at: >>>>> >>>>> "Fri, 4 Dec 2009 18:32:33 -0800" >>>>> >>>>> Please, other admins, chime in here unless I'm just crazy. The >>>>> servers >>>>> I host, and once in a while play on, are *always* at their busiest >>>>> between Friday afternoon sometime until sometime on Sunday morning >>>>> (I'm >>>>> CDT, for reference). >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps, unless there is something absolutely critical to fix, these >>>>> updates should be pushed out on a Monday morning. That way, if a new >>>>> issue crops up, our players can be notified of some *new* issue and >>>>> any >>>>> possible workarounds if there isn't another patch before the weekend, >>>>> which, again, is always the busiest time. This Friday night patching >>>>> is >>>>> akin to my rolling out major changes to my email systems at work on >>>>> Monday morning around 10am (just before our busiest time of the week). >>>>> Is there any way this can be adjusted? >>>>> >>>>> Jay >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.709 / Virus Database: 270.14.98/2551 - Release Date: >> 12/07/09 14:34:00 >> >> > _______________________________________________ > 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
