That basically sums up everything!!!

I don't think it is as big of a problem as jelsoft is making it. Just add a TOS to the hack that says you can't sell the forums that are created or something like that.

Or maybe it competes with the upcoming "admin demo" thingy thats jelsoft is presenting pretty soon. It is kinda ironic that someone created a "virtual admin demo" before the actual software programmers released their own.

it is one install, one domain, one license,yada, yada,yada...

I'm curious to see how this turns out.

I imagine that will be the case. Future versions of the license will probably contain such language.

were all backing u up m8 cause we hate to see the little guy,get pushed around :)

rofl

Why? Charging users to have subforums is done in many forums without a hack, so I don't think this violates the license agreement at all. It's really a moral issue, and not something mandated in the agreement. I don't think anyone is ever going to consider purchasing or getting a subforum a suitable alternative to buying a real vB.

I'm upset that I never saw this hack before it was removed; I really hope it returns.

Yeah but I bet Jelsoft never saw it as a threat until a automation utility came out. So where does Jelsoft go from here.

A. Bury the hack, and contact several hunder boards that are currently Co-Hosting small forums?

B. Purchase the hack from the creator and build opon it


I have one leased license and 1 owned license awaiting to be renewed and 6 more to purchase, I think i'll wait.

Jelsoft = Microsoft?

they could release is as vbulletin corperate edition.

I'm not trying to be funny here, but Jelsoft have just shot themselves in the foot. Nothing in the license agreement prohibits this hack - the hack itself does nothing illegal.

Companies that prohibit use of something because it is not in their interest do not fair well in the public spotlight. It's like when Microsoft coded a version of Windows that wouldn't allow Netscape to work 'out of the box'.

Claiming this hack is illegal is ridiculous - claiming it is against the license agreement is less so, but still too headstrong. Just because you write a license agreement for the use of your software does not make it the word of law.

It's like a record label suing the maker of a CD writer because it might or could be used to copy CD's they make.

I have over 70 forums that I 'hosted', before I had this hack. All this does is allow the users to do the tasks they would usually have to e-mail me to do. Saving me time. This loses nobody profit - the people I host forums for would never even consider buying vB. I don't see what the problem is here.

My forums are coming up for re-newal also - if this hack is 'outlawed' I might find myself making the switch to a system that doesn't view this situation so aggresively.