The manual had a really good description of the floppy controller interface + various tricks one could use to copy protect floppies.
I know where to find several versions of the program. I am not interested in those. I am only interested in the manual.
Yes, it's totally up to a PDS operator to decide how they create user accounts. It's also not required on the Bluesky PDS service any longer, in most cases.
By default the self-hosted PDS requires an invite code, to prevent random people from creating an account. Later other options will exist, including OAuth support which is coming soon.
> It's also not required on the Bluesky service any longer, in most cases.
That's also nice to hear - when last time I tried to register an account (shortly after the free registration launch) the phone number field in the registration form was marked as required, if I am not mistaken.
Technical details and the installer are in the GitHub repo https://github.com/bluesky-social/pds
And we're on Discord available to help: https://discord.com/invite/UWS6FFdhMe