Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : esc
From : Gamgee
Date : Mon Apr 03 2023 20:38:00

-=> esc wrote to toofargone <=-

 to> I'm curious as to what the difference between the various software
 to> packages are? Mystic seems to be on the easy end to set up compared to
 to> Synchronet which looks pretty complicated to set up - so many options!

 es> Mystic feels more akin to the traditional DOS BBS softwares that
 es> were popular in the modding scene back in the day - think
 es> Renegade, Iniquity, etc.

 es> Synchronet feels more like a professionalized software that you'd
 es> expect to be popular for more business focused applications back
 es> then - think PCBoard.

 es> Either are great and will get the job done, it's more about what
 es> you're after. I don't think either one have any major gaps
 es> compared to the other.

 es> Synchronet has built in javascript support for making mods and
 es> things. Mystic has its own Pascal-like scripting language and
 es> also some rudimentary Python support.

 es> Both Synchronet and Mystic suffer from people hosting fairly
 es> generic BBSes without making any effort to individualize them.
 es> That's just my hot take ;)

Really an excellent summary and well-written.  I couldn't agree more.



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