[Martin]

Originally Posted by d1414

Our legal team is 100% certain our system in no way violates any TOS. Our code is written from scratch. There's just a small product that installed on your forum that redirects the profile to our system.

The question isn't whether your product violates the TOS/License agreement of vBulletin, it's whether or not the development of a commercial product on vBulletin.org violates the TOS of vBulletin.org, which it clearly does.

No matter which way you flip it, this is a commercial product. It doesn't matter that the download will be free. The fact of the matter is that the network you envision will not exist without this modification, whether it be for vB boards or other board products, and the network is a commercial endeavor.

I believe that you are intending to use this as a product to help communities grow. Our opinions differ greatly in what end result will be, but that's irrelevant. You are using these boards to help develop a commercial product, and to recruit Beta testers for your commercial product. That's what the debate about the TOS violation revolves around.