[lazytown]

With all due respect to T2DMan (whom I think highly of), I have to agree to some extent with the post above. Not so much about never purchasing, but about the way a lot of developers seem to be using vbulletin.org. I see a nasty trend of using it to develop/test something, then charging people who have been helping development once it is finished (or usable). If a post is created regarding a mod/hack at vbulletin.org by the author, it should be released free as the initial post states once it is finished. Otherwise I think it only fair that the post is removed entirely because then it just becomes a big advertisement posing as a free mod. If they then later want to do a major upgrade it (not just fix it), then I see no problem for them charging for new versions with new features. I don't like the way vbulletin.org is basically being used to advertise and lure users without offering them anything substantial (sort of like bait and switch). I just think things need to be more upfront.

Sincerely
-Vissa