Funny, 2-4am is during my peak! But we are 24/7/365.25 } -----Original Message----- } From: hlds_linux-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds_linux- } boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jay Deiman } Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:54 PM } To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list } Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Left 4 Dead 2 Update Available } } f0rkz wrote: } > Short answer: no. } > Long answer: Welcome to server administration! ;) } > } > Its definitely inconvenient, but its life. } } Actually, in terms of real administration goes, it is *not* life. If I } were to break things (or potentially break things) during peak times, I } wouldn't have a job. I've been a sysadmin for many years and the reason } I'm still a sysadmin is because I *don't* do things like roll out } updates at peak periods. Anyone else on this list that is a real } systems administrator knows all about those 2-4am Saturday night } rollouts (when it's off-peak for just about everyone except gamers). } *That* is the short and long answer. } } Any server administrator that chooses to do this is not a professional } administrator. This game server stuff for me is nothing more than a } simple hobby so it's not really a huge deal that Valve pushes out these } updates on a Friday night since I've mainly got just a group of friends } "depending" on my machine being accessible for gaming. Here, I'm mearly } trying to get a dialog started that other admins can append to so at } least we are heard. } } Now, don't forget, there are people out there that are making a living } doing game server hosting and support for people. These are the admins } that are getting screwed by this Friday night update crap, and I feel } bad for them because a shifting of the release schedule by a few days in } either direction would be a lot less pain for them to deal with. } } Jay Deiman } } -- } Jay Deiman } \033:wq! } } _______________________________________________ } To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, } please visit: } http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
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