Unused VB license
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smf and phpbb are ok but VB is so easy to use and has so many features i like. if it was possible for someone to have an unused licesnse that would be great otherwise im stuck with smf or the like till i can buy one :/ who knows how long thatl be.
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Try mybb,
It looks pretty good
It looks pretty good
well im not asking for them to give to me exactly but in a way work for them. if its unused it holds no point, i would like to put it to use in some forums i have been planning to make, the person who would let me do this would have access to everything i do of course and if he doesnt like something can say so. i merely just want the chance to start up a community that is going to be very large using VB. Mybb is ok ive tried it and if this doesnt work out will most likely be my alternative.
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I don't want to seem...Off or anything, but at $160 for the license, I kinda doubt anyones just gunna go "Oh yeah sure, here ya go." That'd be like me taking my entire collection of the Munchkin card games and just giving them away - I might do it if there was a gaming charity nearby, but otherwise theres not a lot of chance for it.
Add the $30 for updates after the first year and it's getting pricy.
Not saying it won't happen of course, but depending on what gets tied to that license you'll REALLY be in an uphill battle (if somehow a vB license is tied to the original credit card used to purchase it for instance, or to the paypal account used to purchase it, I can pretty much guarantee anyone aware of that wouldn't be transferring it to another user).
Add the $30 for updates after the first year and it's getting pricy.
Not saying it won't happen of course, but depending on what gets tied to that license you'll REALLY be in an uphill battle (if somehow a vB license is tied to the original credit card used to purchase it for instance, or to the paypal account used to purchase it, I can pretty much guarantee anyone aware of that wouldn't be transferring it to another user).
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I'd start off with something free such as phpBB (what I use, works great now that it's 3.0 Gold. Free too!) or MyBB (Haven't used it, but heard it's good) or SMF. Then, you get enough users, run a donations section with a link to a PayPal account. Don't beg or plead or threat or do ANYTHING OF THE SORT! Just calmly ask them to donate for the cost of a vBulliten license plus updates and hopefully you'll reach your goal! 
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i like SMF i dunno y i think its great
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Yea, I have one. Take it. But be honest.
Im not trying to have someone give me there VB license, but in a way work for it if its unused it serves them no purpose il put it to use on forums and they can run ads and whatnot on the forum for payment getting paid for an unused VB license seems like a good idea :/ idk.
So do you honestly have one i could work with? if you do can i talk more with you on MSN/xfire/aim soon?
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Wouldn't help; the licenses are only good for one install of the forum. Installing it in two places requires two licenses; if you were to get caught having it installed twice, you'd lose the license and lose both forums (they are pretty good about going after the host, and Corey's pretty DAMN good about removing warez from the servers once he's aware of it - if caught, Jelsoft will make sure Corey knows about it).
All I can suggest is saving up the cash for it by getting a job or anything along those lines - I can't get information on vB, but I'm questioning if it's even legal to transfer the license. If it's not, then you're already at risk of losing the forums
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Yeah, you'd just have 2 admins on the same forum.
I don't like the idea of that though; if theres ever a falling out between the two, it's going to be a race to who can be the first to demote the other user and change the adminstration password.
Now, something like what x10's got'd work - one actual admin, and a bunch of smaller "co-admin/mods" if you will
Always possible to have 2 people own the forum, the only thing is the license'll be in 1 persons name. Thats the main problem; any issues that end up with that ownership getting "split" mean whoever actually buys the license is the one who'll have it - Jelsoft doesn't appear to support multiple ownership.
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