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MrCary
December 9th, 2001, 17:59
I have seen many posts in this forum about free forum software.
If you really want a professional free board you should choose OpenBB

Fast. Reliable. Many Features :)

www.openbb.net
http://community.iansoft.net
AlieXai
December 9th, 2001, 18:53
You forgot buggy.

It's not feature locked, and yet it's in RC-1 status... That doesn't speak highly of the stability and security of the board.
Bruce
December 9th, 2001, 18:55
...and a ripoff of vBulletin (or so I've heard).
MrCary
December 9th, 2001, 19:00
Originally posted by AlieXai
You forgot buggy.

It's not feature locked, and yet it's in RC-1 status... That doesn't speak highly of the stability and security of the board.

Actually it's current version is RC2.3, and Final will be coming out within the month of December.
MrCary
December 9th, 2001, 19:02
Originally posted by Phrozen
...and a ripoff of vBulletin (or so I've heard).

You heard wrong :)
It's 100% legal.

Have you compared the source code of vBulletin to OpenBB?
If you do, you'll notice they are coded completly different.
Epgs
December 9th, 2001, 20:06
100% legal? vbulletin is too. if you own a liscense.
MrCary
December 9th, 2001, 21:22
Ummm... You are correct :D
batcave
December 9th, 2001, 23:41
I would recommend ikonboard! it's a really nice package and completely free :)
conkermaniac
December 10th, 2001, 04:25
I recommend hosting your own board.

When people say rip-off, they don't necessarily mean "coded the same". It could also mean that the board's layout is similar or that the features are pretty much the same. Whatever it is, I don't like vBulletin's layout anyway, so it doesn't make a difference to me. LOL :D
Ashed
December 10th, 2001, 06:42
Burning Board... ;)
conkermaniac
December 10th, 2001, 07:13
Just checked out OpenBB...Man, is it similar to vBulletin! In features, in layout, in pretty much everything except name and cost!
spec
December 11th, 2001, 00:32
I tried OpenBB b4 and i found it can be very unstable, plus its options are lacking
The Red Guy
December 11th, 2001, 01:26
Use Burning Board!!! They are the best!:D
gyrbo
December 11th, 2001, 10:05
I'm an all rounder.
I used:
- phpBB (My first love)
- OpenBB (on my test server, wasn't too goo so I never used it for a site)
- XMB (Allmost, but it wasn't functioning with my design)
- WBB (at site-32, but the DB is down).
- ikonboard (Just a test, until BW stopped offering CGI)
- YaBB (On a site I'm not going to name)
You see, I pretty much used them all. And the best I like XMB. It's not a clone, it has a lot of features and it's stable.
ExoWorks
December 11th, 2001, 11:41
I recommend creating a bboard on your own. You own code.
Or download any of vbulletin, ubb, xmb, burnb or anything and edit some of the features and layout on your own.
It will be better :D I hope !:rolleyes:
deeplist
December 11th, 2001, 20:22
Try iKonBoard. It is free, and very easy to install. It uses pure CGI. I have used iKonBoard on my site for quite some time and have been very happy with it. Check it out at: http://www.ikonboard.com
The Red Guy
December 12th, 2001, 00:35
Originally posted by DeepList.com
Try iKonBoard. It is free, and very easy to install. It uses pure CGI. I have used iKonBoard on my site for quite some time and have been very happy with it. Check it out at: http://www.ikonboard.com Ikonboard v3 is the coolest!!! :D

DeepList.com: Why don't you upgrade your Ikonboard to v3? It's nicer.
conkermaniac
December 12th, 2001, 01:58
Ikonboard has a terrible layout.
The Red Guy
December 12th, 2001, 02:26
Ikonboard really has a pleasant layout and is quite similar with all the other BBs.
Toefur
December 12th, 2001, 02:33
Realistically, all the different free forum software is pretty much the same.

They basically have the same features, work the same, and generally look the same. Then some have a few different features here and there.

Really I think it comes down to a personal opinion on what one would prefer to run.

I used to swear by Ikonboard, but that was just because it was the first major script I ever used, and I thought it was just really cool how it was free, and pretty feature packed and all that jazz.

Now, though... I dislike IB, it's too bloated for my likings.

Now I swear by Burning Board/ WBB :)
conkermaniac
December 12th, 2001, 05:52
I think the layout of Ikonboard is just too complicated and annoying...

Anybody ever wonder why nobody even TRIES to create a script that totally goes out of the general table or tree format? I mean, it's getting quite boring with all these free scripts looking almost exactly the same.
The Red Guy
December 12th, 2001, 06:32
Originally posted by conkermaniac
I mean, it's getting quite boring with all these free scripts looking almost exactly the same. The developers tend to copy a little bit from here and there. This has been a way of doing things now.
conkermaniac
December 12th, 2001, 07:51
I wonder if it's even possible to come up with such a layout, while still keeping it easy to use. Any ideas?
deeplist
December 12th, 2001, 18:11
I would have used iKonBoard 3, but at the time I was installing my message borad script. Version 3 was still in the beta stage. I decided I would go with the stable version.
deeplist
December 12th, 2001, 18:14
Originally posted by conkermaniac
I wonder if it's even possible to come up with such a layout, while still keeping it easy to use. Any ideas?

I really don't think so. All scripts have their pros and cons. Maybe you should design a perfect one for all of us. :D
Ashed
December 13th, 2001, 07:15
CGI forums seems to be slower than PHP forums...
Therefore, use either Burning Board or OpenBB. :cool:
conkermaniac
December 13th, 2001, 07:30
Originally posted by DeepList.com


I really don't think so. All scripts have their pros and cons. Maybe you should design a perfect one for all of us. :D

I don't expect a perfect one! :D All I need is a board with a new layout; one that isn't so standard. Do you think it's possible to design a totally new script that's just as easy to use without using the table/tree format?
The Red Guy
December 13th, 2001, 21:06
There will never be a perfect board. Everything has its cons. :D
deeplist
December 16th, 2001, 00:26
That maybe so, but I still think iKonBoard is the best! :)
conkermaniac
December 16th, 2001, 00:53
Originally posted by Infection
There will never be a perfect board. Everything has its cons. :D

Didn't I just say that I didn't expect a perfect board? :rolleyes:
deeplist
December 16th, 2001, 01:19
Originally posted by conkermaniac


Didn't I just say that I didn't expect a perfect board? :rolleyes:

Calm down, conkermaniac, it will be okay. :D

lol, I'm j/k
conkermaniac
December 16th, 2001, 03:22
Originally posted by DeepList.com


Calm down, conkermaniac, it will be okay. :D

lol, I'm j/k

LOL! I didn't get mad...If I'm mad, then, something similar to this will happen:

:mad: :angry2: :devious2: :mad: :angry2: :devious2: :mad: :angry2: :devious2: