[the Sandman]

One of the recurrent themes in this Thread is the notion that Jelsoft is not taking into account all of the ramifications of it's actions in regards to this vBHosting hack. I would be willing to wager that they have given the matter far more consideration than those who advocate circumventing Jelsoft's wishes - which could have a profound effect on the way future versions of vBulletin are developed, released, and supported. I for one give no credence to the assertion that Jelsoft is trying to prevent any reasonable use of it's software. Despite all manner of adversity, including the dDoS attacks, server crash with inadequate host support, and continual bombardment from the naysayers, vB3 is here in final form and is quite the accomplishment. Jelsoft is a business, a software development corporation - just because they are accessable and responsive to their customers doesn't mean they are your buddies - they do what they do to be able to continue to provide the vBulletin we all want.