Subj : topics.. let's hear your ideas.
To   : All
From : August Abolins
Date : Wed Apr 03 2019 04:12 am

Hello Everyone!

The "original" echo introduction circa 2005 seems appropriate to duplicate:

Area        : FUTURE4FIDO
Description : Discussion of new Fido technologies and developments
Language    : English
Topics:

- Discussion and development of future-oriented mechanisms to advance
  means of access for new FidoNet participants, and of ideas on further
  development of FTN technology and FidoNet in general.

- Discussion and problem solving in critical FidoNet areas, for example
  how to keep FidoNet attractive. What can we do as individuals or as a
  group, what ideas exist and what can be implemented?


There seems to be consensus (from my modest gleening and lurking in a few of 
the other echos) that Fidonet needs "better software" and "better ways to reach 

new people".  Those are among the same concerns that originally spawned this 
echo nearly 20 years ago.

Let's hear your ideas!

Over the years, Fidonet has embraced tcp/ip|Binkp over POTS in a big way. 
Programs have been developed or modified to be supported in newer operating 
systems. Websites have been spawned to create wonderful directories of telnet 
BBSes with direct login.

What more can be done?  What more needs to be done?

Both of these provide wonderful summaries of the past:

	https://bbs.fandom.com/wiki/FidoNet

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FidoNet

....but who is going to write about the future vision for fidonet?  Where does 
fidonet go from here?


..../|ug

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