[SpeedStreet]

Originally Posted by Velocd

Hmm, that certainly shifts my judgement.

Your vBulletin license is applicable to one installation of vBulletin under your identity, and if you're allowing others to replicate your vBulletin under their name, it violates the policy of having a vBulletin without having a license. If you say the user is using your license, then that violates the rule where the installed vBulletin pertains to only the purchaser of the license.

Those of you with complaints of how having multiple administrators is in violation to the license--well, it isn't, because there is only 1 vBulletin in question there. When you create more than 1 vBulletin with unlicensed administrators, then things are in obvious concern.

The main argument provided against Jelsoft seems to be that this hack doesn't cross any boundaries, and isn't a "whole" vBulletin, but simply utilizies a portion.

To what significance is this portion in regard to vBulletin as a whole?

Well, this hack clearly seems to perform the principle feature of vBulletin--a system for creating and managing forums.

In this affect it goes against the license.

To that effect, than any subforum you create and allow someone else to run with you is in direct violation.

Without testing the hack, it is impossible for you to make any type of judgement or informed opinion. The hack adds additional tables ot the database in order to allow for additional functionality for categories (also known as subforums). You are not appointing new administrators, merely enabling a moderator to have additional control over how the content is displayed in the forum areas of their responsibility.

The problem here is obviously the logistics of the naming convention being used

A vbHost Admin = A vB Moderator
A vbHost Forum = A vB SubForum
A vbHost Style = A vB child style
A vbHost Ban = a vB Access Mask
A vbHost User = an existing vB User
A vBHost Forum Creation Request = A vB Request for additional content which that person is offering to lead.

I run a 501c3 charity. Part of my site deals with locations throughout the world. The subforums in question are only created when there is a justification for them. Essentially, these forums are run by the Moderators appointed to govern them, and I give them the choice as to how they want their subcategories they want. At the current time, they PM me their requests, and I research whether or not it is a prudent idea.

According to the inferences in this thread, I am in direct violation of the license agreement for what would be considered User Demand/Driven Content.

You can't have it both ways. Either I am in the wrong, or vBHosting is in the right.