Oblivion/2 XRM Introduction

A text based bulletin board system served over Telnet. XRM for (Extreme Remake) is my attempt to recreate and emulate one of the most popular DOS based BBS software with its one of a kind interface and configurability.

Table of Contents

• Oblivion/2 XRM Introduction
• Project details
• Project and Build Documentation (WIP)
• Development Goals
• Progress Notes
• Support
• Acknowledgments and Thanks
• License

Project details

Important

This software is in very early development, and not a fully functional BBS.

Follow Project Status Project Tracker

The Software is written in C++ supporting Windows, Linux, and OS/X at this time.

Build Documentation below will help you explore the system locally if you wish to build the application

Project and Build Documentation (WIP)

Install Guides

• OS/X Setup and Build Guide
• Linux (Debian/Ubuntu/Mint) Setup and Build Guide
• Docker Image Creation and Run Guide

Development Goals

The initial goal is to implement all legacy system actions in use on the default setup/install. With options for extended customization added later on to keep progress going.

Progress Notes

Screen shot showing some of the latest work on the menu system. The default theme template and menu prompt in action while switching menus. The menu system is still pretty raw and a lot of logic still needs to be completed.

Important

This is a preview of the development work, It’s not a fully functional system You can browse Menu’s, and some initial sysop functions such as the User, Menu, Message and Level editors. With the Full Screen Message editor in the works.

Then some screen shots in Linux Mint (Vmware) of the most recent updates.

Sample of the Menu Editor modeled after the classic style

Work In Progress (Latest Feature Branch) - Full Screen Message Editor Initial design concept with expanding height templates that the are used in the rest of the system.

Support

• Use the Issue Tracker

• Discussions on Haunting The Chapel BBS! - telnet://htc.zapto.org

• IRC: #oblivion2 on chat.freenode.net

• Email: mrmisticismo - at - hotmail.com

• Facebook: Oblivion/2 XRM group

• Discord: Oblivion/2 XRM Channel

Acknowledgments and Thanks

• Caphood: Support, Ideas and OBV/2 guru.

• NuSkooler: Support, Awesome man who knows his stuff.

• Blocktronics: Awesome group of guys pitching in some amazing theme art!

• Dingo: Telnet options and general terminal functionality, you’ve been a wealth of knowledge

• Smooth: Running an awesome Discord server

License

Oblivion/2 XRM is available under the zlib license : This software is provided ‘as-is’, without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.

2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.

3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.