[split] The SUPER EPIC!! debate about paid MyBB modifications!

[Harry]

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One of the BIG negatives of MYBB is how that place is managed. Problem is too many staff connected to stuff outside the mybb forums that really conflicts with the opensource idea which IS what MYBB is supposed to be about. Said it before and i'll say it again. That IS what is holding MYBB back and why PHPBB will ALWAYS have a edge despite MYBB having a superior product. Some think it has to do with being cheap if people have issues with the paid plugins etc. Has zero to do with that ( in my case ) and more to do with how it is a contradiction to be promoting them on a forum that is supposed to be about free/opensource. Unfortunately many still don't get that. Ofcourse you don't see hardly any of the team pushing open source either and again i suspect that is because a number of them are tied into the paid plugins in some form or another. Sorry but that shouldn't be. Hate to break it to a few but PHPBB did not become as big as it has off the crappy software they put out. I wonder if someone can tell me how they did? Keep in mind IPB/SMF etc was all free alternatives back then. Only one who wasn't around was MYBB. So it is not because they are the oldest so try again.

Sorry but there WILL always be conflict on that forum as long as they have paid plugins there on that forum. That is because many of those who are into the opensource way and understand the meaning of it wont agree with them being there and ofcourse those who don't feel like paying period. Ofcourse the paid plugin authors will continue to assault people there ( calling them cheap etc etc etc )  who don't agree with them as well which will lead to conflict itself.

So it is my opinion that they need some major changes. If not i suspect MYBB will never get the popularity that those like phpbb has enjoyed despite mybb having a superior product. It is a shame too because i imagine this is what keeps MYBB from attracting sponsors and or those that can really donate to the project like phpbb has. Sorry but if MYBB thinks that the paid plugin sites can make up there difference then they are sadly mistaken. Again see phpbb. The paid stuff on the forums needs to go and more promotion needs to be done for opensource. That would be a good start. People should not be told they are cheap for asking for a free alternative to a paid plugin in the request forum. Someone SHOULD step in and help get them out and NOT be told by a staff member that one can pay 5-10 or whatever for it etc etc etc. That is NOT promoting opensource. I suspect if mybb actually promotes the opensource way then there will be those that come who will. This ofcourse as well will end all the constant bickering etc that goes on in the community forums. Those ofcourse who still wanna charge can do so but can advertise their site like everyone else via the showcase forum and that is it or in their sigs. Ofcourse they will have to o bide by the showcase forum rules as well like everyone else. DO THAT and MYBB gets 1,000x better and it's popularity explodes etc etc etc. Lastly MYBB staff should NEVER be sending people to offsites ( outside MYBB ) for help etc. I dont care if it is for plugins/help etc. They should be promoting MYBB and not someone elses site.

And sorry but it is never good to have hacksites as the main contributor to the software. YES i know they are helping but to the GENERAL PUBLIC  it does not look good. I am pretty sure it makes many admins very uncomfortable. And they should not be even posting about such places either on the community forums.

If that doesn't work then maybe MYBB needs to rethink itself with the license etc. However MYBB had that before and well we see how that worked out. Sorry but going halfway is not gonna cut it. Either need to go totally free or totally paid. Halfway will just continue the problems no matter what license the software has. JMHO

Wanted to add. Make no mistakes about it.. I love MYBB the product and do think the support is great. Sorry if my post offends anyone. It is more of suggestions on what MYBB should do to help with what i think are image problems for the software.