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  • Changing the initial Synchronet Screen

    From Randers@VERT/MINDS3 to All on Saturday, January 16, 2021 18:12:33
    Hey all.

    I'm working away on customising my Synchronet board as much as I can before it really goes live and had a question. Is it okay for me to replace the sbbs.msg and associated files with my own ansi and welcome screens? Don't want to do the wrong thing here. Obviously it's important to advertise the software and author etc, so I don't know the etiquette.

    Cheers

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  • From Mantrid@VERT/UKBBS to Randers on Saturday, January 16, 2021 08:48:29
    Re: Changing the initial Synchronet Screen
    By: Randers to All on Sat Jan 16 2021 06:12 pm

    Hey all.

    I'm working away on customising my Synchronet board as much as I can before really goes live and had a question. Is it okay for me to replace the sbbs.m and associated files with my own ansi and welcome screens? Don't want to do wrong thing here. Obviously it's important to advertise the software and aut etc, so I don't know the etiquette.

    Cheers


    I changed the ansi screens but kept the author credit at the beginning of that, they're not in the same file so it'd be difficult to destroy it by mistake

    not sure if there any requirments to keep it, but as a developer it'd just feel wrong to remove someone else's tagline
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Randers on Saturday, January 16, 2021 03:44:08
    Re: Changing the initial Synchronet Screen
    By: Randers to All on Sat Jan 16 2021 06:12 pm

    Hey all.

    I'm working away on customising my Synchronet board as much as I can before it really goes live and had a question. Is it okay for me to replace the sbbs.msg and associated files with my own ansi and welcome screens? Don't want to do the wrong thing here. Obviously it's important to advertise the software and author etc, so I don't know the etiquette.

    Cheers


    never do that. you will go to prison.
    never change your sbbs screens.

    you make me sick
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Randers on Saturday, January 16, 2021 12:10:46
    Re: Changing the initial Synchronet Screen
    By: Randers to All on Sat Jan 16 2021 06:12 pm

    Hey all.

    I'm working away on customising my Synchronet board as much as I can before it really goes live and had a question. Is it okay for me to replace the sbbs.msg and associated files with my own ansi and welcome screens? Don't want to do the wrong thing here. Obviously it's important to advertise the software and author etc, so I don't know the etiquette.

    You can (and are encouraged) to replace whatever display files or script you wish. You could even modify the C/C++ source code and remove all mentions of the software and author if you really wanted to.
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