[MJM]

I recently saw a product (not a forum software) that had included 30 + plugins with it's product ... basically it gives the consumer much better control from the start, of what they want as part of their product.

I am guessing that plugins are an overdue concept and if implemented earlier in vB development vB might be different.

I personally feel that if vb didn't have to spend the time and energy to work on the guts of this app, that numerous mods at vb.org would now be part of vb3.
I am only bringing this up because of my experience with other software providers who didn't have as active mod community instead went ahead and came up with many features that members requested, including support. This is what makes them great products.

What surprises me is that there appears to be very few mods at vB.org that are now a part of vB3+ (Am I wrong? )

Not knowing much about techno business issues I would have thought there would be more financial incentive and a workable relationship between coders, mods and the vB product.

Essentially vB must ensure that new features be continually added to this product at no increase to the price of the product, though it might charge extra for advanced plugins.

I would think it'd be a difficult decision as an independent coder to expend a great deal of time on a complex mod if vb also had one up it's sleeve.

Well, all I can say is the times are a changing.

~ Mark