-- [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] Not until it hits $9.99.
On 3/7/07, Ondřej Hošek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We are their most valuable asset, but they ignore our opinion about ads > and sixty-four bits... (Don't forget they don't make any money off us, > letting us earn money for hosting instead.) I advise you to get over > it... they gamble on the probability that we will never manage to > organize a global strike and turn off absolutely all servers until our > demands are met. > > I don't know if the ads wander via the server... if they do, set up a > firewall and deny access to the servers hosting the ad textures. > However, I think the clients download the ads directly from the servers, > not eating up your bandwidth. > > Easiest way out? Prove Valve's decision makers wrong, decide on a date > and shut down as many CS servers as possible in protest. > > My personal opinion: ads on the scoreboard and in spectator camera are > alright, but the big posters on the walls are just too much. Why the > hell should I think about buying Half-Life Episode Two when I gotta blow > up a few crates in some Arabic town? > > I hope the poster idea never hits CS: Source. > > ~~ Ondra > > Nic Strix wrote: > > -- > > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > > we could possibly also use non-vac secured servers (face it vac is crap) > and use a 3rd party anti-cheat plugin that bans cheaters there and then (how > an anti-cheat system normally works) and allow players who have a cracked > version of the game to play WITHOUT adds on an older server. > > > > I also very much object to my own clan funded server and bandwidth being > used WITHOUT my permission for someone else's ads (I do not sell this > service and am entirely funded by donations - valve are you going to donate > to our server then?) and I am also under the impression that there is a > questionable legality here - are there any readers of this list who have > some knowledge of legal matters and could advise us? > > Valve/Alfred/anyone else - we are your biggest asset - we host your game > and without us you wouldn't sell games so why do you do things like this? We > also are all players - do you hear our voice? Is there ONE server admin who > likes this idea? I doubt it... > > > > N > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
