# board software

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software/64587>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 7, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software/64587 "2001-05-07T01:40:08Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software/64587/1 "2001-05-07T01:40:08Z")

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I have a question for TPTB here: I have a board on my own website, and recently, with all this Moon Hoax nonsense, I have been flooded with twinkies being rude and obnoxious. I use code from Matt’s Perl archive, which is free, and worth every penny of it. I need new software, and I would love to have this board software on my own site.

Is the code for the the board proprietary, bought, free, or what? This is the best board software-wise (and content too) I have seen on the web.

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**Author:** ![Ell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e47774/32.png) [@Ell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ell)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software/64587/2 "2001-05-07T01:50:09Z")

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**Author:** ![The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f05b48/32.png) [@The\_Bad\_Astronomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bad_Astronomer)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software/64587/3 "2001-05-07T01:59:45Z")

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Oh, duh. I realized that a few minutes after posting. {Insert red face here}. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-software/64587/4 "2001-05-07T02:26:13Z")

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