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    chmod +x ./install.sh 
    ./install.sh
    
    

    Hmm usually not a secure practice to do this

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      What’s the alternative to doing this? Is it safer to read the script first and then execute it as

      sh ./install.sh?

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          Those instructions are from the official docs, and install.sh comes from the source repo. It’s an annoying script (it basically runs apt, npm, make, on your behalf…thanks, I can do that myself), but if you’re trusting the repo source to begin with, I don’t think it’s any less secure.

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    Brings back memories of running “The Upper Room BBS” and “007 BBS” as a teenager in the late 80’s as a SYSOP. Those were fond memories, of having someone dial into your computer and making online friends from across the country sometimes.

    I think now though, you can just Telnet into different BBS’s still.

    https://www.telnetbbsguide.com/bbs/list/brief/

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      And if you don’t listen to LUP, you should really listen to LUP. And all the other Jupiter podcasts.

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    Looks like a pretty straightforward install! And a fun project to have a personal message space with friends. It includes the ability to launch gameoso you could maybe set it up as a personal lobby for gaming buddies.

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      I’m ready to do something lower tech — retro.

      I’m a big fan of this old BBS game called Space Trader — I loved it. Hoping to get one going.

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      Thank you — seems like a nice place to start to move beyond starting a browser.