Subj : Re: *nix Licenses
To   : Kai Richter
From : Tony Langdon
Date : Sun Jan 10 2021 18:46:00

-=> On 01-09-21 14:34, Kai Richter wrote to bebyx <=-

 KR> Well, Tony Langdorn does since 2016 (Funny, the next mail after yours
 KR> is from him). I'm new to this echoarea and so i can review until 2014
 KR> only. There are five writers without realnames with each less than a
 KR> dozen mails. Compared to all remaining 2900 mails i'd like to say we
 KR> all do care.

Well since 1991 actually, but I did have a break from BBSing between around
2000 and 2016. :)  Many Fidonet echos still have a "real names" policy, though,
and for me it's easier just to make that a Fidonet default.  Other nets, I
allow aliases, since the othernets generally don't force real names (or
something that looks like one).

 KR> Many nodes are running because their setup is done and the system is
 KR> still powered. Our latest loss of a node system was because of a fire
 KR> in the street; resulting into a long time power fail and a PC power
 KR> supply unit that rejected to start again. It's an un-common PSU and an
 KR> IBM OS that is difficult to transfer to latest hardware. The system is
 KR> down for two month now and i don't think it will come back.

I'm one running modern software (Synchronet) on modern hardware (Banana Pi)
under a modern OS (Linux). :)  Have to do the 6 monthly SD card replacement
(preventative maintenance).  Went to buy one last week, but the store was
overrun with people and I didn't have a spare half an hour to wait in the
queue, not to mention the extra time to find the SD cards, because they've
rearranged the store.

 KR> There is no reason but tradition to keep outdated protocols up and
 KR> running. If you are searching for communication you should go forward
 KR> to latest technology.

Though these outdted protocols do seem to encourage relatively high quality
messaging (with the exception of a few notorious echos ;) ).


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