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   -=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dan Clough <=-   
      
    SD> I'll be honest: if I was going to do it all over now, I'd just shut the   
    SD> BBS down and run as a point.   
      
    Given the traffic I'm getting, I could have been a point some time ago   
    - if I wasn't hubbing. Making it all work and making it look pretty has   
    been its own reward, though.   
      
    SD> On a side note, my parents will be using computers with Slackware   
    SD> installed soon as they basically only use Firefox and Thunderbird for   
    SD> everything.  My mom needs more programs than my dad as she is the   
    SD> finance arm of their household but they were never fans of Windows   
    SD> anyway.   
      
    My mom's been a Chromebook user for several years, and the simplicity   
    of the environment and relatively virus-free nature eliminated a lot of   
    potential "support calls" for me.   
      
    Chrome OS Flex looks pretty good to me, I'm currently trying to get it   
    to run on an old Samsung Chromebook (but they intentionally make it   
    difficult to run on Chromebooks so as to not cannibalize their new   
    market).   
      
    It's worth a look if your parents aren't technically minded and you   
    don't mind the google ecosystem. I'm a little worried about the future   
    of it, as Google has made comments that they want to move to an Android   
    core for the OS - and Google is good at discontinuing products with a   
    following.   
      
      
      
      
    SD> BBSing has always been a niche hobby even when it was more mainstream.   
    SD> While we all enjoy discussing the hobby's halcyon days, I also don't   
    SD> feel that there is a "one size fits all" solution and every BBS is   
    SD> different and a labor of love for its sysop.   
      
    SD> -- Sean   
    SD>    (who is still sick and waxing poetic under the influence of Nyquil)   
      
    SD> ... Assassination is the extreme form of censorship.   
    SD> --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20240209   
    SD>  * Origin: Outpost BBS * Johnson City, TN (1:18/200)   
       
   --- MultiMail/Win v0.52   
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