How many ServerOps, Linux Advantages, GoD, and Patching?

[xeeman]

Hey guys,

With a little help I have my server going so now I'm going to be firing off some questions about running it if I can't find the answers quickly.

Question for now:

(1) How many serverops can I create?

I have a best friend who is going to help me run the server and probably setup his own eventually.

(2) What the advantages of serverop status over GM status for helping with a server?

(3) Apart from the obvious reasons for running a Linux server (security, stability, etc), are there any other reasons to run the server on Linux?

(4) When the EMU is updated to match SOE's patches, will that "break" non-patched EQ users forcing them to update?

Obviously, the users can just patch EQ up to date, but I'm just asking.

Yes, I have both a DVD-RW backup of pre 4/14/04 EQ and have a system restore point set before the patch (I'm on the Dev Team for MySEQ so I keep pre-patch backups just in case).

(5) I have GoD downloaded, but if I try to create a Berzerker on my own server I get the "must subscribe to GoD..." message. What's up with that?

I was able to login to a dev server and create a Berzerker even though I haven't actually purchased GoD.

Thanks in advance for the answers. Many of these questions have probably been asked. I'll search some more and if I discover the answers, I'll reply here to reflect that...