Re: Game servers on OpenBSD...

[Erik Thorsson <ethorsson_(_at_)_neoprimitive_(_dot_)_net>]

Our colo is only 1U at the moment, and its primary purpose is running 
apache/php/mysql, hence our choice of OpenBSD for security reasons.  We 
were going to run a game server for value added fun if it wouldn't 
interfere too much with the primary function of webhosting.

I'm getting conflicting signals from the venerable listmembers.  I guess 
we'll try it.  If it doesn't work, or eats too many CPU cycles, then 
it's out.

Thanks for the replies.

-E

P.S.  Why do I get all the messages from this list out of order?


Breen Ouellette wrote:
> I _HIGHLY_ recommend you stick to the native platform for game servers. 
> There is little need for the 'secure by default' position of OpenBSD on 
> something as trivial as a game server, and you will avoid a large number 
> of emulation gotchas and bugs. It's really not worth it.
>
> Breeno
>
> Erik Thorsson wrote:
>
> > Hello there.  First post.
> >
> > We would like to run a dedicated game server on our OpenBSD 3.6 server.
> >
> > Some game companies (id, Valve, Bioware) support Linux with dedicated 
> > server binaries, but I've never seen one for *BSD.  Is there a way to 
> > make the Linux servers for Neverwinter Nights, UT2004, or Half-Life 2 
> > run on OpenBSD?
> >
> > -J