When vBulletin becomes fully commercialized

[Adrian Schneider]

Originally Posted by Ntfu2

Once there are paid hacks though, for them to be on vB.org i beleive they should have to support them 100% of the time for each and every user that requires it. This is also when it becomes more then a hobby.

Of course.

Originally Posted by Marco

I don't think we will ever host support forums or bug trackers. That is something the coder must provide if he wants to run a business.

Understandable, I am just looking at this from the user perspective. As an (ex) user, I would love to see full support and bug tracking (which IS now [poorly] done in threads). As a developer, I could care less where it is. The odds are I would have a site already... Again, the ultimate vBulletin resource should be the ultimate vBulletin resource. I will respect the decision either way though, and to be honest: I feel this site has been run well during the time I was here.

Originally Posted by Mr Chad

Before I was licensed, I was browsing VB.org. It looked like a great community, with a bunch of new mods every day. That is what made VB so attractive. If they make it all PAY then :/.

Small to medium-sized mods will almost all remain free, or else there is no point in someone buying it because someone can quickly remake a free version. Unfortunately, with larger mods, people can only give so much before they want something in return. Bastards.

This is a community; we should be sharing, not just taking. I may be a little bit of a hypocrite, having released only two minor modifications here, but I will always take the time to help others.


My advice to many of you who are slightly disappointed:
Learn. I did. Many others here did. I was once a noobie asking for help with even the simplest things, but after a little practice I was able to learn to do things myself. Nearly two years later I am coding in all my spare time and still loving it. If you have the time, go for it, and I bet you won't regret it. You may even end up helping others here, continuing the cycle.

To anyone who has helped me in the past: I thank you.