software purchase for web forums

[Steven Edwards]

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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[TwoTailedFox]

I would actually recommend against using vB.

For $25 more, you could use Invision Power Board. vB only give you
free upgrades for a year ($30 a year after the first), but with IPB,
you'll get all future upgrades.

IPB also has a more Modular approach, so it can use additional site
modules without manually editing PHP files via FTP.

Just my 0.02c..

On 9/29/05, Steven Edwards [e-mail] wrote:
> 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
>
> Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005
> http://mail.yahoo.com
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[Brian Palmer]

I vote NO. I think that the SMF forum (http://www.simplemachines.org/) is
the best forum software out there. And it's free. It seems like a waste to
me to pay money for IMHO inferior software.

-Brian

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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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[Saveliy Tretiakov]

Why not phpbb? I like it.

[TwoTailedFox]

PhpBB gives an "Amateur" Impression to visitors, I suspect

On 9/29/05, Saveliy Tretiakov [e-mail] wrote:
> Why not phpbb? I like it.
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[Max Well]

PhpBB has had too many security holes in the past, and since
reactos.com has already been hacked once, I think they want to
minimize the risk, that this could happen a second time.
About the amateur impression:
I think PhpBB looks very bad, but you can change the look and feel, so
that shouldn't be the problem.

I vote for Woltlab Burning Board (http://woltlab.info/index_en.php)

Greets,

David Hinz

2005/9/29, TwoTailedFox [e-mail]:
> PhpBB gives an "Amateur" Impression to visitors, I suspect
>
> On 9/29/05, Saveliy Tretiakov [e-mail] wrote:
> > Why not phpbb? I like it.
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>
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[Nathan Samson]

why not punbb.org http://punbb.org ?

[Tom Lee Mullins]

TwoTailedFox wrote:
> PhpBB gives an "Amateur" Impression to visitors, I suspect
>
> On 9/29/05, Saveliy Tretiakov [e-mail] wrote:
> > Why not phpbb? I like it.
> > _______________________________________________
> > ros-general mailing list
> > [e-mail]
> > http://www.reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-general

http://www.phpbb.com/admin_demo/index.htm

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[Markus Nicoleit]

i think phpbb is also good if u use always a actual version (cause of 
many attacks to phpbb)

Saveliy Tretiakov wrote:
> Why not phpbb? I like it.
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[Tom Lee Mullins]

Saveliy Tretiakov wrote:
> Why not phpbb? I like it.
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http://www.phpbb.com/
Their website?
http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php
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[Richard Campbell]

Steven...http://www.phpbb.com/

free.  open source.

Steven Edwards wrote:
> 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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[Steven Edwards]

Hi,

--- Richard Campbell [e-mail] wrote:
> Steven...http://www.phpbb.com/

The vote seems to be a total no. We will stay with the free forum system.

Thanks
Steven

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[Max Well]

I don't think, that the majority is against using a non free forum
software, but nearly everybody thinks that we shouldn't spend that
much money for something where we only get security updates for one
year.
That would be waste of money.

David Hinz

2005/9/30, Steven Edwards [e-mail]:
> Hi,
>
> --- Richard Campbell [e-mail] wrote:
> > Steven...http://www.phpbb.com/
>
> The vote seems to be a total no. We will stay with the free forum system.
>
> Thanks
> Steven
>
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