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The Petition For A Free Invision Power Board
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The Petition For A Free Invision Power Board
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| The_Nightshift |
 Oct 7 2004, 08:52 PM
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FreedomsNet Founder | suprema lex erus voluntas est  Group: Owners Posts: 787 Joined: October 4, 03 From: Somewhere between New York and Pennsylvania Member No.: 1  |
As some of you are undoubtedly aware, recently IPS, Inc, makers of Invision Power Board, pulled the free unlimited trial of IPB from their site. While currently the change doesn't really affect us (we obtained the unlimited version several days before they took it down), it could potentially change our future significantly. Invision Power Board's yearly license fee is $69.95 USD. Currently our anual operating costs are around $315 USD, but a majority of that is broken into monthly payments. As a result, while our current costs are well within our ability to pay, tacking on that major an anual expense would not be easy. And future versions of Invision Power Board will, as currently planned at least, not have a free version beyond a 15 day limited trial. Many other forum communities like us will be similarly affected by this change, and we offer our support to them.
Additionally I personally object to the move. As IPS, inc themselves pointed out back in 2002 "Apache, PHP and mySQL are all free, why should you pay for a bulletin board?". And IPB had gained widespread use for that very reason: it was the best free bulletin board software out there. Their company forums had a certain community feel to them, one which vanished when they redid the forums, at the same time that they yanked the trial off their site. They now have a very corporate, almost inhuman edifice, within which only gaining money seems to matter. So, now that I've ranted on, I'd like to start an E-petition to request (from IPS, inc) the restoration of the unlimited trial of IPB. Anyone agreeing with this petition simply post something to the effect of "I agree" on this topic. And feel free to discuss your opinions in this topic as well, whether you agree or disagree with the petition. |
  
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| paulmer2003 |
Oct 7 2004, 09:51 PM
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50 Post Club  Group: Customers Posts: 96 Joined: July 27, 04 Member No.: 105 |
i think we should all boycott IPS and **EDIT** go on their support forumes and all post about how it should be free, that will teach those hippocrits a lession.
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| krayvis |
Oct 8 2004, 11:41 AM
Post #3
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Obey the Fruit  Group: Super Mods Posts: 617 Joined: October 24, 03 From: Oh, about a few million millimeters from where you are. Member No.: 11 |
aye... in regards to Nightshift's statement...
im not into the spamming like hell part yet... |
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| Texdragon |
Oct 8 2004, 02:35 PM
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Samus Aran  Group: Hosting Admin Posts: 221 Joined: September 2, 04 Member No.: 111 |
QUOTE(paulmer2003 @ Oct 7 2004, 09:51 PM)
i think we should all boycott IPS and spam the shit out of their fourms, that will teach those hippocrits a lession.
No. How about no. |
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| Uncle Humjaba |
Dec 1 2004, 05:09 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: December 1, 04 Member No.: 135 |
I agree 100%. IPB was the best forum software out there, in my opinion, but im poor and i cant afford to pay for it :P i absolutely hate phpBB, so i have to stick with my 2.0.0 unlimited trial :(
And i think you should make it so guests can post to agree... having to register is kind of annoying ;) |
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| Texdragon |
Dec 1 2004, 06:02 PM
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Samus Aran Group: Hosting Admin Posts: 221 Joined: September 2, 04 Member No.: 111 |
The problem with that is the security issue somone floods or spams, not really much we can do to ban them.
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| Uncle Humjaba |
Dec 9 2004, 06:15 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: December 1, 04 Member No.: 135 |
QUOTE(Texdragon @ Dec 1 2004, 06:02 PM)
The problem with that is the security issue somone floods or spams, not really much we can do to ban them.
makes sense :P |
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| dlf |
Dec 11 2004, 02:10 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: December 9, 04 Member No.: 139 |
AYE!. Make it free again matt! if they worried of money issures they can have google ads on the forums and set up a system where if you want to remove them you have to pay like 100 or so, that's what IF does I think and ti works great.
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| paulmer2003 |
Dec 15 2004, 03:21 PM
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50 Post Club Group: Customers Posts: 96 Joined: July 27, 04 Member No.: 105 |
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The problem with that is the security issue somone floods or spams, not really much we can do to ban them.
you can ban by ip |
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| The_Nightshift |
Dec 15 2004, 03:42 PM
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FreedomsNet Founder | suprema lex erus voluntas est Group: Owners Posts: 787 Joined: October 4, 03 From: Somewhere between New York and Pennsylvania Member No.: 1 |
Good point, but the vast majority of people don't maintain static IPs...
Now, back to the point with us? |
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| Blitzkreig |
Dec 16 2004, 10:32 AM
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Genetically Modified Electric Eel Biological Super Weapon Group: Blitzkreig Posts: 1229 Joined: March 3, 04 From: The U.S. Virgin Islands hoping Prof. Sigma does not find me... Oh crap. I mean New Jersey! Member No.: 55 |
(IMG:http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v177/Blitzkreig/freedom.jpg) to the power board!!!
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| paulmer2003 |
Dec 17 2004, 10:55 AM
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50 Post Club Group: Customers Posts: 96 Joined: July 27, 04 Member No.: 105 |
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Good point, but the vast majority of people don't maintain static IPs...
true but i dont see any spammers around here, why not just try it and on the first event of spamming just set back? |
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| The_Nightshift |
Dec 17 2004, 02:48 PM
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FreedomsNet Founder | suprema lex erus voluntas est Group: Owners Posts: 787 Joined: October 4, 03 From: Somewhere between New York and Pennsylvania Member No.: 1 |
It can only be set on a sectional basis...so all of chit chat would be open to guest posts...
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