30 Sep
2005
30 Sep
'05
3:32 a.m.
--- Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 14:32:50 -0700
From: Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer(a)gmail.com>
To: steven_ed4153(a)yahoo.com
Subject: Re: software purchase for web forums
If you would, please forward this to ros-general since I don't find it
compelling to subscribe only for this topic.
I do not think that it would be appropriate for a free software
project to use a proprietary Web forum. Instead, it should be in the
best interest of the community to use a free software solution, such
as PunBB or phpBB.
What kind of message would we leave on the users if ReactOS, a free
software project, uses a proprietary Web forum on the site? The said
proprietary software currently is vBulletin, but this will hold true
if you were to purchase Invision or some other proprietary "solution"
On 9/29/05, Steven Edwards <steven_ed4153(a)yahoo.com> wrote:
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Hello,
The web teams has requested that we purchase a software package to handle our forum
discussion
on
the website. The purchase cost is $160
http://www.vbulletin.com/
We have about $90 in paypal donated for misc needs and this seems like a good buy if we
really
need it. After our hack of the website this may be a good thing. I would like to have a
vote
up or
down about the purchase. If the majority of the
project supports this then once we reach the
required amount we will purchase.
Please reply to me in private, the foundation or general lists only. Do not follow this
thread
on
ros-dev.
Thanks
Steven
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