-=> Quoting Jason Hud to Scott Adams <=-


 > Good luck.  Problem is with existing software that's hard to do.  IIts best
 > start from ground up if you plan to port to multiple OSes.


 JH> exactly. in today's age, i cant see why people want to take over old
 JH> softwares and monkey with them, to only fail. it seems to me that
 JH> making a software from the 90's into a server software of today's age
 JH> is almost impossible.

 JH> The dominant softwares are just that because they are the fittest.
 JH> That's why wildcat and synchronet are so popular, they are simply the
 JH> best softwares to use in today's age.

 JH> people that scoff at synchronet use gameserv, which essentially sucks
 JH> off the  teat of synchronet. :D

    Its not impossible but just difficult.  (cough) Best software? :)
    Well I could debate that.  Since I've run the best the last 20 :)
    But no arguments here.  

    The problem is in this hobby most programmers are hobbyist.  So
    they don't do a GREAT job (with a few exceptions).  We see
    that like in the IGM world.  So that's why folks tend to
    take over software than do their own cause they simply
    don't know HOW>.  In the last 20 years I can only count about
    4 programmers in the BBS community that are any good (in
    my standards).  One is a door author and 3 are BBS authors.
    But then its a problem if your a professional like myself and
    code 8 hours a day then go home and coding a BBS you don't
    want to.  So unfournately the nature of the best IS to be
    a hobbyist :)










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