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Dedicated Server for Linux
Voar:
I'm not a fan of thread necromancy, but this one needs to stay on top.
A linux-native BL server would be great - and you can't possibly say "just dual boot" or "run an emulator" unless you really have no concept of what a linux-native server would mean. It would mean more dedicated servers, for starters. Linux is meant to run for months and months at a time without a reboot, it MUCH easier to remotely administer and maintain, is better on system resources, and the list goes on.
Like Zerosan, I have a perfectly good linux box just sitting here that I only use for backups and occasional testing. It could easily run one hell of a BL server, dedicated and running 24/7... if only there were a BL version for linux. Yeah, I could dual-boot, but I couldn't count on a Windows server staying up for months at a time untouched. And every time I'd need to reboot or restart the BL server, I'd have to reconnect my monitor, keyboard and mouse to even touch Windows. Running linux, I just need to SSH or telnet into the box and I can do literally anything with the box living in a closet.
Since BL has an OSX version, and OSX is a certified Unix core (based on FreeBSD) there shouldn't be a lot of legwork involved in making a BL version for linux.
Torque can run on Linux.
From Wikipedia:
"The source code can be compiled on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Xbox 360 platforms."
So if Torque can run, what's the roadblock for a linux version of BL?
Zerosan:
--- Quote from: Voar on March 06, 2008, 01:33:03 PM ---I'm not a fan of thread necromancy, but this one needs to stay on top.
A linux-native BL server would be great - and you can't possibly say "just dual boot" or "run an emulator" unless you really have no concept of what a linux-native server would mean. It would mean more dedicated servers, for starters. Linux is meant to run for months and months at a time without a reboot, it MUCH easier to remotely administer and maintain, is better on system resources, and the list goes on.
Like Zerosan, I have a perfectly good linux box just sitting here that I only use for backups and occasional testing. It could easily run one hell of a BL server, dedicated and running 24/7... if only there were a BL version for linux. Yeah, I could dual-boot, but I couldn't count on a Windows server staying up for months at a time untouched. And every time I'd need to reboot or restart the BL server, I'd have to reconnect my monitor, keyboard and mouse to even touch Windows. Running linux, I just need to SSH or telnet into the box and I can do literally anything with the box living in a closet.
Since BL has an OSX version, and OSX is a certified Unix core (based on FreeBSD) there shouldn't be a lot of legwork involved in making a BL version for linux.
Torque can run on Linux.
From Wikipedia:
"The source code can be compiled on Windows, Macintosh, Linux and Xbox 360 platforms."
So if Torque can run, what's the roadblock for a linux version of BL?
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1. *epic bump* i still want it.
2. I think the roadblock is that the torque engine blockland is using is heavily modified.
AlphaicX:
--- Quote from: Zerosan on August 28, 2009, 04:54:31 PM ---1. *epic bump* i still want it.
2. I think the roadblock is that the torque engine blockland is using is heavily modified.
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forget, you bumped a damn 2 year old thread. >:O
heedicalking:
--- Quote from: AlphaicX on August 28, 2009, 04:58:57 PM ---forget, you bumped a damn 2 year old thread. >:O
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Cry some more.
AlphaicX:
--- Quote from: heedicalking on August 28, 2009, 04:59:39 PM ---Cry some more.
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