[DragonByte Tech]

Originally Posted by Dan321

How can I add it to a Logicians Webtemplate

I've never used this mod so I couldn't say, sorry

You can try using the custom deployment feature in the Instance Manager, see if that works

Originally Posted by dknelson

I agree. If people are going to release their mods here then they should keep them updated here as well. I sincerely appreciate the coders here who all add so much to the VBulletin experience and I have paid for pro versions of more than one mod here, including two or three from Dragonbyte. I've even paid some coders here for some custom work. The fact is though, they get more exposure releasing their mods here than they could anywhere else. I'm glad and they deserve it but if they are going to take advantage of the great exposure, they should also keep their mods updated here as they are developed.

Like Alan says, it's a measure I introduced for my mods (not all DBTech coders follow it) in order to weed out the most obvious issues. 99% of times it's fine, but that one time when a serious issue occurs, I can't as easily scramble to fix it.

To fix an issue @ DBTech: Fix file, commit changes to source control system (SVN), tell SVN to push changes to release. Done.
To fix an issue @ vB.org: All of the above, download Lite version, open vB.org, find thread(s), edit thread, remove attachment, upload new attachment, save. Done.

As you can tell, there's around twice as many steps. Of course, there are measures I could take to make this process easier. I could create some form of "release builder" that would automatically prepare a Lite version and allow me to upload it quickly.

That being said, there's also the fact that over @ our site, we've built ourselves a community of people who are quick to jump on new versions of our software, and will report issues in a clear and concise manner with all required information.

In other words, it's the difference between someone saying "hey I installed the new version and now it doesn't work!" and someone saying "hey I installed the new version, and I now receive the following error message: <some error here> when trying to access <some page>"

To be absolutely clear, I'm not saying that Person A is "bad" or "wrong" in any way. Their report just doesn't contain all the information I need in order to fix it quickly and efficiently. If their timezone differs from mine, it might take 18-24 hours before I can address their issue to everyone's satisfaction.

The "regulars" over @ DBTech know by now how I like my bug reports, and as such they deliver them to me in ways that allow me to fix the issue pretty much as soon as I see the report notification.

This leads me on to my next point; vBulletin.org's notification system for thread replies is not brilliant.
If I don't visit a thread in question, I don't receive notification of future replies to the thread until I visit the thread.
If two people post new support tickets @ DBTech, I receive notification of both.

All of this put together is the reason why I chose to wait a week. Hopefully it makes more sense to you now


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