Subj : What I Don't Like About Synchronet
To : Mark Lewis
From : Mvan Le
Date : Fri May 04 2007 02:36 am
ml> MvanL> * I don't like the board/sub-board (RA-style group/subgroup)
ml> MvanL> file/message area categorising method.
ml> what "RA-style group/subgroup" style? don't use it if
ml> you don't like it... RA didn't have it for a long time
ml> but it was one of the most requested functions asked
ml> for...
That's my point - they opted for the current style. I think the Maximus style
is better.
I'm not fully purposely descending into a BBS software war, however I instigate
controversy for the limited intellectual stimulus.
I was expressing the preferences of different SysOps and the strengths and
weaknesses of different BBS software, and by nature of these debates invite the
"enemy" to emphasise my weaknesses - I will always put forth my strengths and
exploit "their" weaknesses. Unilateral attacks are more interesting.
[...]
ml> the biggest "problem" comes from folk who expect every
ml> board to be just like every other... that happens
ml> because they are not aware that the sysop has the
ml> freedom, with properly designed software, to make
ml> things look and act like they want and not just get
ml> stuck with "skinning" capabilities...
Yeah but it comes at a cost whereby SysOps must hack or work around problems
because their chosen BBS software doesn't inherently support those features.
For example it'd be a nightmare to mimmick the Maximus area divisioning
behaviour in Synchronet / RA where areas are numerically defined instead of
alphanumerically capable.
ml> MvanL> But Scott Dudley disappared off the face of the earth. I don't
ml> MvanL> blame him. So now there's only a half-arsed
ml> intermittently commited
ml> MvanL> ragtag user group left.
ml> apparently you don't have all the facts, either... bob
ml> jones is limited by a job contract in what he can do as
ml> far as developing and coding anything... the
ml> limitations of that contract are almost expired...
ml> until that expiration time passes, he felt that it was
ml> safer for the existing code to not be handled by
ml> himself so that it would not be misclassified and have
ml> that company he was contracted with trying to claim it
ml> for their own...
I remember that thread.
I appreciate all efforts and contributions towards Maximus.
That doesn't change the fact that there has been nothing new since 2003, and
Bob only expressed an interest in cleaning up some bugs and making a Linux
installer. Eventhough this is much (much) more than what I've done or proposed
to date, it does not constitute a concerted effort to revive Maximus and
therefore does not change my view of a ragtag team (if 1 person can be called a
team).
--- Maximus 3.01
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