Subj : Re: Comparing BBS Software Again
To : Alpha
From : Andre
Date : Wed Jan 27 2021 09:20 pm
On 27 Jan 2021, Alpha said the following...
Al> Hey Andre! You'll def. get a lot of opinions here. The reality is, it
Al> ends up being a personal choice as it's all being driven by everyone's
Al> own needs/bias/preferences.
That's why I asked. :)
And I agree that it's personal choice. I tried to downplay my own beliefs and
opinions for that reason.
Al> - Talisman (brand spankin' new)
Hadn't seen this one. Will have to check it out.
Al> - WWIV (oldie but goodie)
My old 90s board was WWIV. The past year or two of dev work has been great.
Just not sure I see a benefit to dragging along all that legacy code/config.
Al> 2. Community matters. Are there other sysops/users actively engaged in
Al> conversation and experimentation? Are they helpful?
I'm not seeing a lack of response from the big three, but to be honest I
haven't frequented the non-Mystic echos much because I've only had a Mystic
board the past year.
Al> 3. Open Source vs. Closed Source: I used to care alot about this, but the
Al> 4. Can you hack it? I mean, customize it. No one wants a BBS that looks
You know, I don't much care about open vs closed, or even much about hacking
anything beyond the menus. But the worst thing about Mystic and the best
thing about Enigma 1/2 is the ability to see the backend and submit a bug
report or fix.
