Like I said, it will have to be reviewed. There is a chance that it will be determined to be within the license agreement and it will be re-instated. I had asked the creator to remove it voluntarily on a temporary basis while a review was done but he refused to do it stating he didn't have to abide by the Jelsoft License agreement. Maybe it was a language barrier issue that caused him not to do so. Maybe I didn't understand exactly what he meant exactly by not having to abide by the license agreement. Maybe he was given some false information by someone who doesn't have the authority. Right now, we have to review the hack to see what it does, check the code and so forth.

LOL!!!

Well I'm sorry to get so heated ... I'm sure vB will see that this hack is within TOS.. and the License Agreement. I have faith in vB.

Let's hope you're right. I'm not very confident this will happen based on the strong language Wayne has been using in this thread. ;)

I can see how this may be an issue with people that use this hack the wrong way i.e. John Doe sets up a domain called virtualvb.com, installs his vb board then installs this hack and uses the vb subscription feature to charge people to have their own miniature forum within his forum. But what about us members who actually see a good benefit from this within our own community, rather than try to make a profit?

Profit isn't relevant here (that may be a moral consideration for some, but it isn't a legal issue given the current license terms).

I reported it a day ago or so, it did not have a stand alone installer, it was forcing you to install a hack to install it self, which gets into the whole HTL debate. Which has been discussed over and over again.


Personally i would have removed it under thoughs grounds and left it be.

However i personally think this does undermind jelsofts license, if you want someone to have a sub forum, theres no problem with setting one up and letting them be a moderator. Ive done it for a few friends who dont have the knowhow or the webspace, but thats its extent. This basicly allows anyone to have their own ezboard setup which would hurt the vB community overall.

As a supporter of a company you should learn there is a difference between "Do you have written permission to do illegal things" and "I'm not sure if your hack is within our license agreement. Would it be possible to remove the download until we have discussed this within our staff?".

You have seen what happens in the first case. I personally believe you had prefered the result of the second one. I'm always trying to work together with others as long as they are friendly. Feel free to ask NTLDR as we had very much PM conversation the last days and I think we have found a good resolution for our problems.

Not sure if you read the license of vBHosting. It's clearly stated there that exactly this is not allowed...

this hack wont be back - well not in is current form anyway - if jelsoft back down i bet they make it so its a restricted version of what it could of been.

GameCrash congrats m8 on a well thought out hack.I was waiting for it to come out of beta like many others and never thought for a min it would get removed.

Also after reading all the posts - one thing aint certain

How long till the decision is made ?

Then I have bad news for you. Following Wayne Luke, this is extremely illegal as this is exactly what my hack does...

Okay, I'll go to bed now. I have to get up in about three hours to go to work. We'll see if I get some sleep... let's hope the (vBulletin)world looks better tomorrow.