Subj : Re: BBS Software Timeout Values
To : Dennis Scott
From : Dan Clough
Date : Sun Apr 09 2023 08:18 am
-=> Dennis Scott wrote to Rob Swindell <=-
DS> No, not at all. What if each BBS all over the world was connected
DS> in real time in a distributed fashion. Think data center where
DS> there are many computers sharing a load, like Twitter and/or
DS> Facebook. On this new style BBS system, there could be everything
DS> just like it is now but there also could be a section similiar to
DS> Facebook Marketplace that charges customers a tiny fee per
DS> completed transaction or charges the seller a small fee to post
DS> the item. That fee would be distributed mainly to the BBS that
DS> hosted the transaction but a small part of it goes to the
DS> developer (Rob) for development costs. Say a user connects into
DS> the system, the system detects his/her physical location and
DS> instantly routes the "call" to the most local BBS. The user can
DS> do all the things that the user normally does but there is at
DS> least one new thing and that is the Marketplace.
DS> Now you know why I was asking about dynamic nodes. To work, this
DS> system would need to be able to adapt to the load.
DS> This new BBS system would not affect the currect BBS system at
DS> all. All of the BBSs running on old equipment would continue as
DS> normal but if a Sysop decides to be part of the new BBS system,
DS> they could, but there would some specific hardware and software
DS> requirements.
So, you're advocating for us all to be "assimilated by the Borg"...
That's a hard "I'll pass" from me.
... Did you ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
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