I can probably run it here if no one else wants to step forward. But I'd like to see what kind of interest we get first, before I invest the time in it. TCLUG poll anyone? On Fri, 2003-10-10 at 16:48, Sam MacDonald wrote: > Thinking to myself... "What does it take to run a games like lotgd?" > > I googled "lotgd" and found it on source forge, after a little reading. > I found the game on this website http://lotgd.net it's the site > where the developer has his game running. > The game uses Apache, PHP, and MySQL, it will run on Linux or Windows. > With that little bit of information I have everything it takes to run > the game ( I down loaded the files ), with little help, well maybe a lot > of help I can host the game. > > Off topic; > OMG! my son (9) is starting Clarinet lessons, the dogs in the hood will > be going insane! It's to late for me so I pity the dogs... > > I have some concerns... My concerns are bandwidth and disk use. > > *Down Side...* > I have a windows box http://www.screechowl.org/html/cpu.htm with about > 10 gig of free diskspace running Apache, PhP, and MySQL I know that is > as evil as it gets but I haven't had the time to convert my windows box > to Linux. I have several gig of data and applications I can't live > without. If I had a computer in the house my wife could use for work > stuff I would convert it in a minute, but I don't. > > *Up Side* > I have a Linux box with about 2 gig of free diskspace running Apache, > PhP and MySQL > BUT! > I have another project I just started, it's in the first stage of > becoming a real deal but I think it will fly. My website > http://www.screechowl.org has more information on the project and a > link to the Linux box (above) with the default Debian GNU Linux > webpage. The linux box is where the project site will live. I'm sure > some of the people involved with the project would play. > > *scary Side!* > Take a look at my website... http://www.screechowl.org Now if you > look in the index of "The Silmarillion" by: J.R.R. Tolkien you will find > something interesting about the name I chose for the server. If you you > don't have "The Silmarillion" (who wouldn't have it) Google the name > listed in the text you may find something interesting. > Like this website http://www.thetolkienwiki.org/wiki.cgi?Ancalagon > > It gets better, my little 486 laptop is named angband, and my windows > server is named angrenost. > > Can you say "Karma"? > > Sam. > > Lansing, Dan wrote: > > >If anyone started a lotgd game going I would play daily....its not lord but it is open source....and very similar....don't need dosemu...runs native on Linux.....chock full of text based goodness > > > >Dan Lansing > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list