Open Source Python BBS Software for Linux

Horizon/2's goal is to be a full-featured BBS, reminiscent of dial-up Bulletin Board Systems in the early-to-mid 90's. Features planned for the first alpha/unstable release are local email, public threads/conferences, and irc-like chat.

Narya is a forum/incubator software, based on a Python/Zope/MySQL platform. Emphasis on graphics support and collaboration for space and technology development. Compare PHP/MySQL forums.

"Project EROS" is a collection of software which includes a web application framework for developing intranet and extranet applications (bbsengine), as well as example applications to demonstrate the available functionality.

This will be a new bulletin board system which is written in python and is using the django framework.

Sukiyaki is a BBS imageboard written in Python with a focus on better visual presentation, simpler URLs, relevant features, and better security. One of the first differences users will notice in Sukiyaki, compared to other imageboard software, is that replies are indented below the post they reply to. Sukiyaki is released under the MIT license.

UnityWiki is a Wiki implemented as a simple Python script. It supports a wide range of formatting (lists, tables, comments) and handles conflicting edits sensibly. It is derived from PikiPiki, and was originally intended for small-group collaboration.

UtopiaBB is a message board written entirely in Python. It aims to be secure, fast, highly modular, and feature rich.

weever is a forum software written in python with Twisted Matrix and Nevow. It aims to be standard compliant and easy to use and manage.