VB old versions ![simple question]

[rcep]

hello
am new to VB
i know a friend who found a vBulletin Version 3.0.9 which seems to very old
is it allowed to still be used ?
if i get that version how can i get for it upgrades and i dont have a license ( or mabe there is a license if its included with that package)?
i was just wondering
Thanks for your help

[Mayers]

Once you have a license you have the option to download 3.0.9 but it's better to run the lastest version of vB 3.0.x

[Zachery]

If you want to use vBulletin, be it version 1.0.0 - 3.5.4 you need a license. Period.

[rcep]

But its not for free i think it have a licence in the package ( please can u tell me where can i find it )
can i use it cuz currently i cant afford a new licence for 200$

if not is there anyway online i can get a free VB service like invisionfree.com ( for ipb) or such services where i can have my boARDS on BUT i need to have access to the db where i can upload and download database backup cuz i need to upload old posts and backup ( at my pc) the boards database

please can u help me guys

[Delphiprogrammi]

But its not for free i think it have a licence in the package ( please can u tell me where can i find it )
can i use it cuz currently i cant afford a new licence for 200$


if not is there anyway online i can get a free VB service like invisionfree.com ( for ipb) or such services where i can have my boARDS on BUT i need to have access to the db where i can upload and download database backup cuz i need to upload old posts and backup ( at my pc) the boards database

please can u help me guys

one licence means one vbulletin installation UNLESS you have purchased addiotional licences no need to ask this the answer is no anyway you can use whatever version you wanna use but note two points here

it is better to run the latest release (because it has a better security "stability")
only the latest release is officially supported


there is no such thing like a free vbulletin board that dream is to good to be true

[rcep]

ok then i'd better remain at smf its free , simpler to handel and users can use it easily:)

by the way
what will happen if someone uses a VB boards without a licence ?

[Delphiprogrammi]

ok then i'd better remain at smf its free , simpler to handel and users can use it easily:)

by the way
what will happen if someone uses a VB boards without a licence ?

they are given the choice to either purchase a licence or stop using vbulletin and destroy all data used by vbulltin (used illegally)

[filburt1]

they are given the choice to either purchase a licence or stop using vbulletin and destroy all data used by vbulltin (used illegally)
If they fail to make the choice, they face prosecution under federal law including federal (Office Space quote here) prison.

[rcep]

aha am sating them on the same side and stay using smf . its simpler not complex free

Anyways i might buy a vb from u soon when u have better versions for now am using the smf ( as i already modified it to suit my needs )
when is vb next update ?
anyone knows

[Zachery]

Define better version of vBulletin, what do you think is wrong with it onw?

[lordmenace]

Define better version of vBulletin, what do you think is wrong with it onw?

It has a thick admin panel. That is all I can think of...Geez, hardly anything to pick at.

[Zachery]

Thats not really helping though, how else do you prepare all of the options and data for users to work with?

[M33]

vBulletin can do all the things which SMF has, and even more. Trust me, it is well worth the money, ask anyone and they'll agree.

[SmashinYoungMan]

I have extensive experience with SMF. My site, www.spacebuffs.com used to have a SMF forum, and my other site, www.ageofantiquity.com still does (not for long, though, as it is about to get its own vB upgrade and facelift).

While I think SMF is the nicest of the free forum solutions, it still can't touch vB, in my opinion. Creating skins, adding mods and the like are much more of a pain with SMF and, worst of all, updates are slower in coming, leaving it open to security exploits for longer periods.

That said, it beats vB if you're a Joomla CMS user, as there are a couple of mods which allow easy full integration with Joomla.

With all the above said, the nicest thing about using vB is that many web denizens are often very familiar with it before they even visit your site, widespread as its use is. This makes them much more likely to register to your forums. SpaceBuffs has gotten more action in a week using vB than it did running SMF for almost a year.