Subj : Re: BBS Software Recommendations
To : Sean Dennis
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Tue Nov 26 2024 11:16 pm
-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dan Clough <=-
SD> I'll be honest: if I was going to do it all over now, I'd just shut the
SD> BBS down and run as a point.
Given the traffic I'm getting, I could have been a point some time ago
- if I wasn't hubbing. Making it all work and making it look pretty has
been its own reward, though.
SD> On a side note, my parents will be using computers with Slackware
SD> installed soon as they basically only use Firefox and Thunderbird for
SD> everything. My mom needs more programs than my dad as she is the
SD> finance arm of their household but they were never fans of Windows
SD> anyway.
My mom's been a Chromebook user for several years, and the simplicity
of the environment and relatively virus-free nature eliminated a lot of
potential "support calls" for me.
Chrome OS Flex looks pretty good to me, I'm currently trying to get it
to run on an old Samsung Chromebook (but they intentionally make it
difficult to run on Chromebooks so as to not cannibalize their new
market).
It's worth a look if your parents aren't technically minded and you
don't mind the google ecosystem. I'm a little worried about the future
of it, as Google has made comments that they want to move to an Android
core for the OS - and Google is good at discontinuing products with a
following.
SD> BBSing has always been a niche hobby even when it was more mainstream.
SD> While we all enjoy discussing the hobby's halcyon days, I also don't
SD> feel that there is a "one size fits all" solution and every BBS is
SD> different and a labor of love for its sysop.
SD> -- Sean
SD> (who is still sick and waxing poetic under the influence of Nyquil)
SD> ... Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.
SD> --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240209
SD> * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)
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