[Martin]

Originally Posted by xStylezx

Thats what i thought.So,after all the work done on the hack by coders it is wrong for them to receive some compensation?Isnt vbulletin a commercial product?Arent these forums used to promote a commercial product and byproducts of that?I dont see a whole lot of difference between posting a paypal button and being compensated in the manner you mentioned d1414.Hmmm,is it possibly that the powers that be dont want their product used to earn a dime unless they get broke off themselves?I dont know really.I just dont see why this has now turned into some sorta money thing.Guess thats what it usually boils down to.

There is nothing at all wrong with people receiving compensation and vBulletin doesn't begrudge anyone a penny they can make by creating commercial mods. In fact, when we're asked by potential customers if specific features exist, or if a third party application exists, we have no problem in referring them to commercial mods that meet their needs, and we don't make a penny from the referral. We also have no problems in referring people to the sites we know of that develop commercial styles. Again, we don't receive a penny for this.
The fact of the matter, as stated before, is that they were using this board to develop and recruit testers for a commercial modification. This is a violation of both the spirit and the rules of these boards. You can accept that or not, it still won't change the facts.

Please quit trying to paint Jelsoft as some corporation that cares about money and nothing else. Everyone who has dealt with us knows differently.