-> I got the MBSE source from the hg repo, compiled it, and setup the first
-> user.  I see some html docs, but no howto guides.  Anyone have pointers
-> to more docs?

-> MBSE appears to be the last hope for a decent open source BBS.  Are many
-> sysops using it?

-> What's the state of development?  Still active?  Or is it so mature that
-> further development is not needed?

It's still developed.  Just be sure you check the website for any
updates :)  Also, if you don't want to use MBSE, there are other open
source/free BBS packages available for Linux.  Enthral and Mystic are
two of those.
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