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Old 12-11-2004, 11:01 PM   #1
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vBulletin vs. phpBB - Which is better?

vBulletin is $160

phpBB is free

Both look very similar to me, is there any good reason why I would want to buy vBulletin?

More features? Better security?
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:05 PM   #2
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more features and better security, new version of vbulletin is not hackable, phpbb is (there is a patch to fix this but still)
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:05 PM   #3
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vBulletin is $160

phpBB is free

Both look very similar to me, is there any good reason why I would want to buy vBulletin?

More features? Better security?
Someone to bitch at when things go wrong.
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:07 PM   #4
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more features and better security, new version of vbulletin is not hackable, phpbb is (there is a patch to fix this but still)
Nothing is unhackable, cept my wife's fruitcake.
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:08 PM   #5
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like smokey said, one has support to bitch at people with

the other doesn't
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:17 PM   #6
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Someone to bitch at when things go wrong.
hehe....good point

They even have a phone number
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:17 PM   #7
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Nothing is unhackable, cept my wife's fruitcake.
well i suppose you are technically correct, but there is no hack for it currently
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:20 PM   #8
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well i suppose you are technically correct, but there is no hack for it currently
You mean no documented hack for it.
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:21 PM   #9
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vbulletin.
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:21 PM   #10
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Someone to bitch at when things go wrong.
Funny but so true.
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Old 12-11-2004, 11:22 PM   #11
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This board is five minutes away from being hacked by anyone with a fair understanding of the internet.
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