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Dear Guillaume,
Thank you for some very relevant and pertinent question.
We were just discussing these questions internally this very morning.
Let's start at the end:
Q: Do you have Revit licences for Linux servers?
A: No.
Q: Is it possible to use some kind of Revit cloud license to update a RFA file with the new parameters?
A: No, there is currently no such license. Revit is not suited for use as a server. It is user interface oriented. Using it as a server violates the EULA. We are thinking about it, though. More on this below.
Q: Is it possible to modify only the information part of a RFA without modifying the geometric part by using server scripts? I know I can do it by using the API within Revit, but is there any other way?
A: I do not think so. You can read part atoms, but can you modify them? Please try it out and let us know what you find out. Here is a discussion on that topic:
Reading an RVT File without Revit -- http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2016/02/reading-an-rvt-file-without-revit.html
You should definitely contact Jim Quanci and discuss your wishes and requirements with him, as he invited all developers to do in January this year:
What Can Revit on the Cloud Do For You? -- http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2016/02/what-can-revit-on-the-cloud-do-for-you.html#2
I put that discussion into context later, exploring
Why BIM Cloud? -- http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2016/04/forge-devcon-spring-impermanence-and-bim-cloud.html...
I hope this helps and look forward to hearing the outcome of your discussion.
Best regards,
Jeremy
Enhanced the answer a little bit more for publication by The Building Coder:
http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2016/04/fireratingcloud-context-and-architecture.html#3
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