can i still use vBulletin 4.X after upgraded to vBulletin 5.x?

[quachvu]

Hello

Im now using vBulletin 4.x and my website relies on some Add-ons which i think i should wait sometime after vBB5 is released to get new versions of this add-ons for vbb5. Because i just want to get discount on vbb5 in this september, my question is, if now i upgrade my vbb4.x to vbb5.x, can i still run my website with vbb4.x to wait for releases of add-ons for vbb5?

[Zachery]

Your vbulletin 5 license includes the rights to run vBulletin 4. You can upgrade to the new software when you feel it meets your needs.

[dougdirac]

Are you allowed to continue to run vB4 on one site while running vB5 on another?

[Zachery]

Not if you only have one license.

Your license gives you the right to run one active installation of the software. That would be vBulletin 1.x to 5.x. Pick one.

[dougdirac]

But you should pay the extra 50 bucks and run two sites, right?

[Zachery]

Then you would only have one vbulletin 5 license.

[dougdirac]

along with my vB4 license.

[Zachery]

Right, but you could only run one copy of vBulletin 5, from the vBulletin 5 license. The vB4 license wouldn't get any access to vB5.

[dougdirac]

Doesn't seem to be much of a discount for upgrading. Can I sell my vB4 license to a 3rd party? It's probably worth more than 50 bucks.

[Zachery]

Your license may be eligible for transfer, contact support for more information.

[dougdirac]

Well from the looks of things, I'm not leaving vB4 any time soon. Just contemplating options. But for a difference of only 50 bucks I retain the right to transfer vB4 in the future if I so wish.

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Oh, just read that I don't have to repurchase branding free if I upgrade to vB5. That's a reason to upgrade rather than purchase new that's worth more than $50.