That's why I said, if you can't use Open Source properly then buy a commercial one with support.

If you can't use Open Source apps and can't buy commercial ones at the same time then don't even think about having your own website.

Fireboard is not for everybody. It is only for those who can fix the problems by themselves. Because support is not enough. Somethings you can learn from forums and other users but some problems you have to fix yourself or hire someone.

If you can't handle it do not use it.

One can buy a commercial one (from $100 and up) with support.

Is vBulletin comes with bridge to Joomla? I am sure they have good support. If you are having problems with free forum extensions then buy a forum app and bridge it and make sure they help you out. And you pay for monthly or yearly supports if they do not have free support with purchase.

Babahun wrote:

Is vBulletin comes with bridge to Joomla? I am sure they have good support. If you are having problems with free forum extensions then buy a forum app and bridge it and make sure they help you out. And you pay for monthly or yearly supports if they do not have free support with purchase.
Try asking in their forums

ivo.apostolov wrote:
Don't tell me about Open Source, I have released over 20 extensions for Joomla! as GPL.

And that means what?

You have released them because you want to and you know how to... but that doesn't mean that you understand what Open Source means. Open Source is more than a daily release of an open source extension. Open Source demands a little more that releasing things no matter how bad or how good they are. Thanks for proving my point

And I had not created a Fireboard manual because rigth know Im working in a lot of translations for Non Profit organizations (for free). making some joomla components translations for free and making a few joomla websites for free at my university for non profit organizations. Thats beside my job.

it would be nice to see how much forum + bridge + support will cost

Morpheus

You Open Source master, how with your "free" work contribute to the Open Source?
In other words, you do nothing ... you only require.

Let me be clear, you don't make difference between Open Source (that could be even commercial) and Free work.

ivo.apostolov wrote:
Morpheus

You Open Source master, how with your "free" work contribute to the Open Source?
In other words, you do nothing ... you only require.

thanks for proving my point again and please when you have free time go and read a little from: http://www.opensource.org/

I have 2 problems that no one helped me and others to fix them.

The profile box (elements inside the profile box etc.) is aligned strangely, I want it to align all centered. No help. I do not know how to fix it.

Second, when someone replies to a post it auto directs to a page with an error. Some users are having this problem. I asked it several times and no replies. I searched for the solutions everywhere and did not find any. It has been about 2-3 weeks.

Why? The developers are busy with new version and those who know the solution do not share them with us.

Now, after 3 weeks of searches with no result, I am using phpBB with bridge. I did not like bridge but this was my only option.

That's the reason I am posting here.

Could you please tell me where fireboard fails to comply with Open Source definition?

1. Free Redistribution

The license shall not restrict any party from selling or giving away the software as a component of an aggregate software distribution containing programs from several different sources. The license shall not require a royalty or other fee for such sale.
2. Source Code

The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost preferably, downloading via the Internet without charge. The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program. Deliberately obfuscated source code is not allowed. Intermediate forms such as the output of a preprocessor or translator are not allowed.
3. Derived Works

The license must allow modifications and derived works, and must allow them to be distributed under the same terms as the license of the original software.
4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code

The license may restrict source-code from being distributed in modified form only if the license allows the distribution of "patch files" with the source code for the purpose of modifying the program at build time. The license must explicitly permit distribution of software built from modified source code. The license may require derived works to carry a different name or version number from the original software.
5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups

The license must not discriminate against any person or group of persons.
6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research.
7. Distribution of License

The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the program is redistributed without the need for execution of an additional license by those parties.
8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product

The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program's being part of a particular software distribution. If the program is extracted from that distribution and used or distributed within the terms of the program's license, all parties to whom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as those that are granted in conjunction with the original software distribution.
9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software

The license must not place restrictions on other software that is distributed along with the licensed software. For example, the license must not insist that all other programs distributed on the same medium must be open-source software.
10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral

No provision of the license may be predicated on any individual technology or style of interface.

always use the software that suits you best