Version numbers in the public domain

[James Cridland]

Why are version numbers in the footer of vBulletin sites?

I use an older version, with a few security risks. So, effectively, I'm advertising how to break into my site.

By removing the version number (I'm planning to upgrade to v2.2.6 anyway), am I breaking my terms and conditions with vBulletin?

[Steve Machol]

You can remove the vB version number. The absolute minimum you must have is:

vBulletin, Copyright ©2000 - 2002, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.




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[James Cridland]

Fantastic, many thanks.

[Thomas P]

Originally posted by James Cridland
I use an older version, with a few security risks. So, effectively, I'm advertising how to break into my site.

No, afaik you can get one updated file to fix the security issues:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45395

The rest are bugfixes and the compatibility with PHP 4.2.x,
please correct me if I'm wrong.

cu,
-Tom

[Wayne Luke]

Originally posted by Thomas P


No, afaik you can get one updated file to fix the security issues:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=45395

The rest are bugfixes and the compatibility with PHP 4.2.x,
please correct me if I'm wrong.

cu,
-Tom

That is a quick patch that resolves some issues but it will not fix all the problems.