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Is vBulletin open source?
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I wouldn't consider it open source:
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Correction... vBulletin is "visual source" meaning you can see the source code and it is not compiled.
Open Source denotes that the software is distributed under the GNU Public license or a derivative allowing free distribution. vBulletin does not qualify for this defination and is only available legally through commercial purchase.Translations provided by Google.
Wayne Luke
The Rabid Badger - a vBulletin Cloud demonstration site.
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Originally posted by Wayne LukeCorrection... vBulletin is "visual source" meaning you can see the source code and it is not compiled.
Open Source denotes that the software is distributed under the GNU Public license or a derivative allowing free distribution. vBulletin does not qualify for this defination and is only available legally through commercial purchase.Comment
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Originally posted by Dominickgood reference for oss licenses right hereTranslations provided by Google.
Wayne Luke
The Rabid Badger - a vBulletin Cloud demonstration site.
vBulletin 5 APIComment
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Originally posted by Wayne LukeI don't need a reference because this product is not open source.
it was more of a general fyi...
sorry if you took it otherwise or if I offended.
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When I said open source I meant can it be altered with the same way a forum solution such as phpBB can?Comment
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Originally posted by xCRYINGoutLOUDxIt can be altered for your own personal use, although you have to leave the copyright notices in tact (of course). You also cannot distribute the files. So, it's open-code (meaning everyone [who has a license] can see and alter the code) but not re-distributable.
IMO, open source is evviiiillllllll.
Ok, that all sounded smart in my head -- hopefully it really is an intelligable sentence. Give me a break, it's early.. heh.Comment
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It isn't evil... Some people do take things to extreme with Open Source though and feel that programmers should not be able to make a living off their work.
Eventually there will be a happy medium between Open Source and Commercial software. However it will take the elimination of fanatics on both sides.Translations provided by Google.
Wayne Luke
The Rabid Badger - a vBulletin Cloud demonstration site.
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I'm all for Commercial bulletin boards, as long as the developers truly care about their customers the same way open-source developers doComment
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Open Source doesn't mean it is freeware, like many think.
vBulletin is not open source, yeah, you can see it, but that doesn't mean you can re-distribute it and/or that you can help assist in development. This is set to a few selected.
It is view source, obviously.Comment
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And commercial software that costs money should still be open-source, meaning that the buyer can custimize it however he she wants as long as they don't distribute it, I just don't like it when vBulletin fans hate phpBB or phpBB fans hate vBulletin, there shouldn't be that friction, it's not like were talking about evil Micro$oft here who truly do suckComment
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And from what I see, the only limitation for vBulletin is that you can't remove the tag, that doesn't mean it's not open source, phpBB and YaBB enforce the same rule, closed-source to me is something that Micro$oft would release, where you can't change it at allComment
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