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NeverWinter Nights Dedicated Linux Server Released
Ivan writes: "Bioware has released a dedicated Linux server for NeverWinter Nights. It requires a Windows install to use, but it definitely shows that they care about Linux users and are making progress towards the Linux client."
I really recommend _not_ to play on public servers, since the admin can see your cd key _VERY_ easy.
I cant believe what bioware is thinking of, with the mix of:
1) the server doesnt require key.
2) the server admin can see the players key.
This is going to cause quite a lot of problems.....
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Good Evening All,
I, like a poor fool, recently decided to go for a breath of fresh air in the
OS department and install Red Hat Linux 7.1 onto my old Celeron 300 with 64
mb of Ram. I allocated a 2.5 gb Hard Disk for Linux, and left my 6.4 to
Windows 98. The Linux installation went fine, and I was looking forward to
great things from it.
YEAH. RIGHT!
So I boot into Linux - no probs. Except for 1 - the GUI interface, which i
had asked for in setup, did not materialise. So I logged in as root and
attempted to launch it manually. What a disaster. The screen would blip
every five seconds, accompanied by a burst of HD activity and my keyboard
would lock up at the most inoppertune of places. So, I got fed up. I halted
Linux, and replaced my 6.4 gb Hard Disk.
OUCH!
The machine took one look at it and spat the dummy - called it an "Invalid
Systems Disk - Replace the Disk and press any key". When I replaced the
2.5gb, everything worked fine. The revelation hit me like a bolt of
lightning - my happy, pro-microsoft machine had been Linux-ised! ARGGHH!!
So I called a friend who knows a small amount about Linux. He told me that I
would have to manually modify the MBR and also re-sys the Windows Disk.
After 2 hours of coarse language, digging the bios of the machine and going
over the disks with scandisk and fdisk, I finally got Windows 98 up again -
how nice to see a familiar face. My friend and I wasted no time in telling
Linux where to go (OUT! OUT! OOUUTT!!!) and re-microsofting the disk.
Before this, I was a neutral in the Linux vs. Microsoft debate. Now I am
100% pro-microsoft and dead-set against Linux. I doubt that I will ever
touch it again with a 10 meter barge pole!
And I know that all you Linux-Huggers are going to come out with the Heavy
Artilery and attempt to blast this argument to pieces. Do your hardest -
until Microsoft has collapsed, and for years after, I will always source a
Linux Alternative.
GO MICROSOFT!! BILL GATES RULES!! LINUX REALLY DOES SUCKS!!
-AzzKikr
100% Pro-Microsoft