[Compcomm] The Next Step

[Mike Dransfield]

Quinn Storm wrote:
> Just a quick note here, I personally am not a fan of using closed-source 
> vBulletin, as I have said before, even though I know we can get a license 
> easily (we've had people offer to buy it before during Beryl's formation)
>   

Yeah - we know you are a GPL gal

Making decisions based on emotions is what has got us
in this stupid situation.

> On Tuesday 17 April 2007 22:26:23 RYX wrote:
>   
>> What is the exact reason why we don't use phpBB3? It is free and it is
>> open-source ... I tried it and I can't see a reason for not using it. I
>> find it quite ironic to use commercial software for an open-source
>> project's site and have no good feeling about that ... it's kind of
>> immoral.
>>
>> Isn't it more open-source-like to help improving pphBB and support the
>> phpBB-project - instead of supporting some commercial company?? If
>> everyone would think like that, there would be no open-source at all ...
>>
>> If anyone knows valid reasons for not using phpbb3, please tell me. I'd
>> really like to know why it is so important to spend money for vBulletin.
>>
>> :)
>>
>> Rico
>>
>> Am Dienstag, den 17.04.2007, 20:53 -0400 schrieb Will Farrington:
>>     
>>> No problem at all Guillaume. I really just want to see us get the ball
>>> rolling and start getting some stuff done. Flame wars and semantics are
>>> fun, sure, but this just isn't the time to delve into that minefield. =)
>>>
>>> On Wed, 2007-04-18 at 02:45 +0200, Guillaume Seguin wrote:
>>>       
>>>> This looks all good to me, I'm really happy to read such statements!
>>>> Thanks Will!
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Guillaume
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