Subj : Re: Is binkp/d's security model kaputt?
To   : Oli
From : tenser
Date : Tue Sep 21 2021 02:42 am

On 18 Sep 2021 at 11:47a, Oli pondered and said...
 
 Ol>  a> Why? The "current" software is kind of unfixable, it would require peo
 Ol>  a> with access to the current software's code having a desire to fix it.
 Ol> 
 Ol> Apart from Mystic, most of the used software is open source. This
 Ol> doesn't mean anyone will develop any desire to fix or improve anything.
 Ol> But I doubt that starting something from scratch will be more successful.

I honestly don't care about Mystic.  I can't run it on my systems,
and the author is a jerk who doesn't want to work with others.

 Ol>  a> It would also require said people working together...
 Ol> 
 Ol> Yeah ... not happening.

This is the rub.  The BBS community was always pretty insular and
didn't look outside of itself enough.  The result is the state of
affairs now.

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