People, Please show some respect! This is the Hlaf-Life Dedicated Server mailing list and not an advertisment list for some other games! Also keep in mind that the Half-Life core was build in the 90tees! Almost 10 years old!
Thanks! Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: "0x2e" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 9:58 PM Subject: [hlds_linux] After 3 years, I've had enough. > > Subject says it all. > > > When people ask serious questions of a companies product reguarding > security, and get no reply, there is something wrong with said company. I > don't buy the idea their network is being rebuilt either. Obviously > something there is still on or this list wouldn't be running nor would > helpvalve@ work. How hard is it to have Leon H. send an email from pine? > > I fully believe M$ was/still has controlling interest in valve. If you > don't understand why that is a bad thing, you never will. > > From the : > > - dick-wagging by Gabe re: DX9 and ATI's "Better support" vs. > OpenGL and NVIDIA, AMD vs. Intel, etc. Look to the archives to > find the truth. > > - their unwillingness to deviate from M$ products (be it mail/web > server used internaly, etc -- Notice I _didn't_ say deviate from > _Windows_ products, nor OS of choice), even if said deviation > would be better. > > - _requiring_ "content" providers to run 2k3 server, but having no > idea why people would be unwilling to "help" them. > > - re-inventing the content distrubution wheel for some > gawdforsaken reason (Sun's Java Webstart vs. M$'s .NET), etc. etc. > Then having no idea why it fell apart. > > - Refusing to listen the outcry from a community they supposedly > "listen to" (re: steam, shields, etc) > > - Not only releasing a buggy as hell BETA product despite serious > problems being found BEFORE the release, But, forcing the > world to download said product without having the infrastructure > to back it. Again, with no clue why it failed. > > Btw valve, where are your buddies at ATI on this? I see they > have no mirror yet that other company you seem to not like has a > few (Nvidia). > > - Refusing to listen again to community suggestions about > possible ways to fix the bandwidth problem (re: .torrent files, > supporting other _established_ mirroring methods like html, rsync, > etc.). M$ way or no way again, Even though it would have > eliminated the problem. > > - Total lack of priorities with again, security. It speaks > volumes when major security patches are produced outside of a > company, well before said company releases their own official > patch. Windows and "It will be included in the next serice pack", > comes to mind. > > > My latest question to Valve was not the only security question that has > went unanswered. A few weeks back I pointed out how the SteamID, smelled > like a passport ID for example. I have never seen a reply from valve on > that nor many other concerns. Btw, if you don't know why passport is BAD, > google it. It has little to do with the fact that M$ runs it. > > > I could go on but I won't. You guys get the picture heh. > > I have removed my CS servers, and replaced them with UT2k3 and Q3A. You > wanna see SWEET games? Play 'em :-) .. Native linux binaries too! > > For UT2k3 at least, it's VERY easy to code your own mods. By mods I don't > mean like CS/DoD-type a deal where it totaly changes the game (which is > still very easy). I mean admin stuff, changing weapon skins/power, etc. > Basicaly Metamod, but supported natively! (through UTScript) > > Unlike HL where it's a mod to the server that even though being used on > 99.9% of every server out there, Valve refuses to add it as an official > feature (doesn't come with HLDS). Amazing eh? > > > Happy trails peeps, been fun. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
