Regarding the vBHosting Hack

[Morrus]

Originally Posted by hypedave

Yeah but I bet Jelsoft never saw it as a threat until a automation utility came out. So where does Jelsoft go from here.

A. Bury the hack, and contact several hunder boards that are currently Co-Hosting small forums?

B. Purchase the hack from the creator and build opon it




I have one leased license and 1 owned license awaiting to be renewed and 6 more to purchase, I think i'll wait.

Folks, I don't think there's much point in discussing the morality of the situation here. It's a simple legal issue based upon the interpretation of a [relatively simple] licensing agreement; that's all this is going to hinge on.

Obviously, this hack isn't in Jelsoft's long-term interests; to allow an EZBoard situation would be damaging to them as a company (more damaging than a few vBulletin.org readers refusing to renew their licenses). However, whether or not it is in their interests, the only thing relevant to this discussion is the terms of the license agreement - either the hack violates the agreement, or it does not.

As I've stated several times, I am fully confident that the hack does not violate the agreement; confident enough that I feel I could easily withstand any legal challenge on the matter, and confident enough that I would use the hack if [the hack author's] own license terms didn't conflict with my desired usage of the hack (but that's another issue).