Subj : Which version of Linux?
To   : paulie420
From : Accession
Date : Fri Nov 25 2022 09:08 am

On 23 Nov 2022, paulie420 said the following...
 
 pa> Really, any server distro that tickles yer fancy would be something to
 pa> consider - I like to land on a distro thats 'current' but not bleeding
 pa> edge. At one point I wanted to try an Arch server, and IMO thats just a
 pa> dumb choice - for a bbS platform.

Why is it a dumb choice for a BBS platform? Honestly, I've been running Archlinux here for all of my servers (3 VMs, 2 BBS related and the other a Plex server) for over a decade now. I've never had to reinstall or format and start over, etc. Arch is actually quite stable for being so current.

And.. it's a BBS platform. It's not like any of us are hosting super duper secret service type stuff. I mean most of us use passwords over plain text for most BBS/FTN related stuff for fuck's sake.

I think the best answer is, "any distro that tickles yer fancy". Doesn't even have to be known as a "server distro". Windows and even DOS also hosts BBSs quite well - and have been doing so long before Linux became popular (this one's for Atreyu ;)), as much as some people don't want to hear that. :D

Regards,
Nick

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