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themarker0
May 30th, 2009, 05:56 PM
You run a forum about software that is GNU but you use a software that isn't?

Why not you the VB clone Mybb? KDE even uses it.
CharmyBee
May 30th, 2009, 06:00 PM
There's no rules that they can't use proprietary commercial software for their web site. It's not like all Linux servers also must use only Free software and provide only Free software.
themarker0
May 30th, 2009, 06:00 PM
There's no rules that they can't use proprietary commercial software for their web site. It's not like all apache servers also must use only Free software and provide only Free software.

I'm not criticizing it just made me laugh. I thought it was funny.
Kareeser
May 30th, 2009, 06:00 PM
Stability. UF needs a guaranteed uptime, and with the traffic it gets, it's easier to implement a commercial solution than an open-source one.

Basically, open-source forum software isn't quite as robust as this one. That is all.
themarker0
May 30th, 2009, 06:09 PM
I'd disagree. Many of them are But the Big boy MyBB PhpBB and rising SMF, are quite stable. SMF had a little error a while ago but nothing bad.
jenkinbr
May 30th, 2009, 06:47 PM
But can they handle huge databases?

And by big, I think we're talking about hundreds of Gigabytes...
s.fox
May 30th, 2009, 06:50 PM
Hello,

Here (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=724506) is the closed thread containing the answer. Other useful information about this forum can be found in this (http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1006656) sticky.

-Ash R
sisco311
May 30th, 2009, 06:52 PM
Recurring Discussions?

OP: did you read the Guide to Forum features? (link in my sig)

** Why UbuntuForums.org uses vBulletin **

EDIT: too slow
Joeb454
May 30th, 2009, 07:04 PM
But can they handle huge databases?

And by big, I think we're talking about hundreds of Gigabytes...

I think it's slightly less than 10GB data usage, but then you have to consider that is just counting text ;)
chucky chuckaluck
May 30th, 2009, 07:53 PM
You run a forum about software that is GNU but you use a software that isn't?

Why not you the VB clone Mybb? KDE even uses it.

as richard wagner once said while holding forth on the benefits of vegetarianism, "it's too late for me."
themarker0
May 30th, 2009, 08:04 PM
I don't know who said this but, Its never to late to change.
Joeb454
May 30th, 2009, 08:19 PM
I don't know who said this but, Its never to late to change.

True, but there's no need for change. And planning a change that big on a forum this size is almost impractical.

Besides, I don't see why it's such a big deal :) If it works, why change it?
jenkinbr
May 30th, 2009, 08:37 PM
True, but there's no need for change. And planning a change that big on a forum this size is almost impractical.

Besides, I don't see why it's such a big deal :) If it works, why change it?
"If it's not broken, don't fix it."
jpeddicord
May 31st, 2009, 05:24 PM
I'd disagree. Many of them are But the Big boy MyBB PhpBB and rising SMF, are quite stable. SMF had a little error a while ago but nothing bad.

I find your mention of SMF ironic. SMF has just a terrible license as vB does, the only difference is that it is free in price. You cannot redistribute SMF without written permission.
cyberdork33
June 1st, 2009, 10:02 AM
I find your mention of SMF ironic. SMF has just a terrible license as vB does, the only difference is that it is free in price. You cannot redistribute SMF without written permission.
but I don't have to have a license to see the source.
-grubby
June 1st, 2009, 10:15 AM
but I don't have to have a license to see the source.

Well, they bought a license, and can see the source. So who really cares at this point?
ubuntu-geek
June 1st, 2009, 10:22 AM
We have 100% complete control to open source code. While the product is commercial we can modify it, and change it anyway we see fit. However, we try not to modify the code and use the product/plugin system to ensure easy upgrades.

I should note when this forum first started I ran it on phpBB and it quickly proved to not be a stable or reliable solution for what I wanted to accomplish. Hence, the switch to vbulletin. Its stable and has features to allow us to spread our database over multiple servers. It works well for us.

This is 4+ year old conversation that is pointless at this point. I think people need to get off the zealot train and just be thankful there is a stable and viable community to participate in. Please refer to the stickies mentioned in this thread as to why we use vbulletin.