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  1. December 9th, 2001, 17:59 #1
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    Looking for free forum software?

    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

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  2. December 9th, 2001, 18:53 #2
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    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.
  3. December 9th, 2001, 18:55 #3
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    ...and a ripoff of vBulletin (or so I've heard).
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  4. December 9th, 2001, 19:00 #4
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    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.
  5. December 9th, 2001, 19:02 #5
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    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.
  6. December 9th, 2001, 20:06 #6
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    100% legal? vbulletin is too. if you own a liscense.
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  7. December 9th, 2001, 21:22 #7
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    Ummm... You are correct
  8. December 9th, 2001, 23:41 #8
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    Happy ikonboard

    I would recommend ikonboard! it's a really nice package and completely free
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  9. December 10th, 2001, 04:25 #9
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    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
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  11. December 10th, 2001, 07:13 #11
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    Just checked out OpenBB...Man, is it similar to vBulletin! In features, in layout, in pretty much everything except name and cost!
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  12. December 11th, 2001, 00:32 #12
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    I tried OpenBB b4 and i found it can be very unstable, plus its options are lacking
  13. December 11th, 2001, 01:26 #13
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    Use Burning Board!!! They are the best!
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    I'm an all rounder.
    I used:
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    - 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.
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  15. December 11th, 2001, 11:41 #15
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    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 I hope !
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