Greatings and Some Questions

[GI_Jack]

First, Hello all my name is GI_Jack. I'm many things, but first and foremost, fan of the movies.(I actually liked the entire trilogy).

Second, I never played the game when it was online, but my roomate can't shut up about it, and while I never got to play the game while it was online.

So I found this site, and its still active, it peaks my interest. I told my roomate I'd run a server if he finds the source code.

We are both active in the hacker community.

So, a few questions.

1. What are the system requirements for running a client/server?

2. what is the official link for downloading the client/server?

3. Where is the source code for both?(I presume these are FOSS, if not you should definately look into this).

I think most importantly, if you really want to move forward, does the server run on GNU/Linux. And if it does, how easily is it packaged, and does it have appropriate systemd/init/openrc/upstart units, and how well does it do stuff like logging. Linux server support is essential, as Linux is the de-facto server OS, and by far the best production OS except in very limited edge case scenarios.

Targeting linux should do the major workhorse server distros like Ubuntu-Server, Debian, and CentOS/RHEL.(i.e. compile against libs found on these distros)

If it is running linux, is it multi-threaded, and how well can the server scale?

I am asking, because I am a sysadmin by trade, and I have my own assets, and I'd like to run a server. Hardware these days is cheap. Dell powerdege servers are a dime a dozen, and parts are very reasonably priced.

Anyways,

GI Jack