[davidw]

Originally Posted by nexialys

when we buy a first car, we're supposed to have licenses... at least. even if we don't have much experience, because it's our first car, we have to learn how to drive it... we follow a course for that...

Not to disagree with you, because essentially it is the same. However, one small tidbit of information is, in fact, different.
It is the analogy of this, and possibly I have become confused by your statement, but here's how I read it.

* The first car = vbulletin.
* The license = given to us when we purchase vbulletin, not before.
* We learn to drive it = learning after we purchase vbulletin and obtain a license, not before - otherwise it would be an illegal copy of vbulletin and considered piracy.
* We follow a course = there is no course for learning vbulletin, only help from help topics.

Other than that, I agree with you. This is only my opinion and as I stated before, I could have been confused by what you have said and totally misconstrued your statement.