# net4people/bbs

Forum for discussing Internet censorship circumvention

Repository: https://github.com/net4people/bbs
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bbs
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: censorship-circumvention
Last push: 2026-01-25T19:18:11+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 61/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 64, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3211, "days_push": 220, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5257, forks 123 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.785344+00:00)

## What it is
Net4People BBS is a multilingual public forum hosted via GitHub issues for discussing Internet censorship circumvention. It serves as a community space where developers and researchers share information, techniques, and research on bypassing internet censorship.

## Use cases
- discuss internet censorship circumvention techniques
- share anti-censorship research with developers
- ask about bypassing internet blocking
- find research on censorship measurement
- collaborate with researchers on circumvention tools
- read discussions about internet shutdowns and blocking

## When to choose
- you are a developer or researcher working on censorship circumvention
- you want a public, multilingual venue to discuss anti-censorship topics
- you want to follow cutting-edge research from the net4people community

## When to avoid
- you need runnable software or a tool rather than a discussion forum
- you need end-user support for a specific VPN or proxy product
- you need a private or moderated support channel

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools
- domain: censorship-circumvention, networking, security, privacy
- platform: -
- tags: forum, discussion, community, research, anti-censorship, multilingual, web-server

## Member repositories
- net4people/bbs (main) score 61

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.785344+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:59:31.874929+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/net4people/bbs (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.785344+00:00, sha fbbcf2551fc7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.