Subj : Virtual Machines for BBSs: WSl2
To   : ryan
From : sea jay
Date : Thu Nov 19 2020 19:18:58

I don't use Windows Ryan, haven't done so since XP days. Linux running
kvm/qemu for a BBS located in guest OS within a wifi guest network
(SSID) dedicated soley for it is relatively trivial/simple to set up and
secure. Boot/system files can all be on a CD (read only) boot system, leaving
just the BBS messages being disk/backup based.

My 'desktop' linux system is just 5MB (combined vmlinuz with integral
initrd), busybox based, boots with wifi net connect and has OpenSSH.
Setting that to connect to a dedicated 'guest' wifi network and adding
something like mystic BBS on top of that for example would be good (secure)
enough.

I wouldn't go down the Windows (WSL) route, more so given history.

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