Hi all, I want to clear few doubts here regarding vbulletin. My friend recently downloaded vbulletin nulled and ipb nulled and cra cked version from some warez site. now he wants me to contribute some money and start a mobile forum and use that copy of nulled vbulletin. frankly telling i do not understand what does this "nulled" mean but i know these copies of vbulletin and ipb forum is illegal i was told that many people use these forum script without purchasing becoz the rates are very high and script is very good. other free forum scripts do not provide very good features and security like ipb and vbulletin. so please suggest me should i go ahead with these nulled vbulletin or ipb forum ? or should i cancel hosting and new website plan ? if people are using these scripts then please let me know what precaution i need to take and how to use these copies. Thanks
You want us to give you permission to illegally use a script? If you want to do something illegal I don't think you need to ask strangers for permission. It's your conscious that you have to deal with...besides Vbulletin's legal team. I don't see why people steal what they can't afford especially when free alternatives exist.
you have not understand anything what i have asked few people comment just for sake of posting something without even knowing what is asked and i am not interested in using illegal stuffs , its just something which i never knew and wanted to know and i got answer by some other person in a better way.
Nulled scripts generally mean that the script has already been looked through and all callbacks to the developers of the script have been removed i.e links to images on their server or email routines that send an email to them when its install is run etc. It is not worth using them because they will find you and ask your provider to block your account until the offending scripts have been removed. Classed as copyright infringement basically.
I'd never use a nulled/cracked version of vBulletin. The main reason is that there are always updates and security patches being released and by using the non official version you wont have access to these which leaves your site vulnerable. The last thing you want to do is build a busy forum and then it get hacked - which is almost a guarantee. Its just a matter of when. Its only about $100 for 12 months which is more than worth it. You'll also have access to all the mod/support forums which are an invaluable resource. With a little bit of work you will make the $100 back in a year no worries. You might as well start as you mean to go on...
Let me see if I understand this right? You want to build a website with stolen software. And when vbulletin catches you, and files a copyright claim with your hosting company - all your hard work will be deleted. You are going to build a community and maybe a business, but you want to use stolen software? In a split second, all of your hard work will be erased when the hosting company deletes your account. Something else you should realize, most members of the vbulletin community will report you if they find out what you are doing. Build your forum with a free script, then use the vbulletin impex system to migrate over - http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=92 The vbulletin IMPEX script migrates a lot of free forums over to vbulletin. Build your site with a free forum, get soem money coming in, buy vbulletin, then migrate over.
As Eliteboss said, it removes callbacks to the developers site, usually with the removal of copyright & other things. From what I understand, you CAN test it out so long as you put it in a subdirectory called test i believe. You must also have all signups disabled and nobody is allowed to view the contents of the board except for you. Should you cancel the hosting and new website plan? Yes you should if you plan on illegally using Vbulletin. The only "precaution" that you need to take before you use it, is to actually purchase it and then use it.
I have tired vBulletins for testing purposes obviously, I can assure you that I Have never been found or been reported but I Used Servers outside EU and the site was not there for long as it was testing ground for my websites... Should you cancel the hosting and new website plan? Yes and No, Yes If you plan to host the website using servers located In EU, No If the Hosting Is offshore Due to theses servers having less rules But always check the Rules and Regulations on what is allow and what isn't, If Nulled Scripts aren't allowed DO NOT HOST it there Try another hosting company, there are many offshore hosting company in Asia that allow Hosting It Due to Low Rules Etc... Try www.aqns-hosting.com Heard It Does Allow Nulled Scripts, Also Offshore...
Why do you guys condone this? It really pisses me off when you do, why do i pay for a license like everyone else when you tell him how to get away with it?
Because there are Two ways of geting the product buying the product and geting the nulled version for free, Why pay when you can get for free you tell me that Free Is is always better than paid
Yea!!!! Why own a car when you can just steal one??? Why buy food when you can steal it, why buy clothes when you can steal them. Why not go through life leaching off other peoples hard work? Why get a job, just sell drugs, its got a great mark up margin. As for myself, I would rather set a good example for my kids so they do not grow up to be thieves.
Ohh Well I dun Have Kids, Who's Kids are Rich? That they can buy vBulletin ermm... Dun think no1's are unless your kid of a millionaire that surfs the web, Candys Way Better Wait! Yea! Seriously Why Would you Pay? WHEN ITS ON THE WEB FOR FREE!! Erm... Stealing a Car? Well... Hope its Mine, I need to get new one!! Insurance Will pay Selling Drugs? Well... Nah mate I Ent Tried It! Maybe you Know how the Margin is But i sure Ent got clue! Well You Can Do what you like :|
One word: mybb Tell your friend, or whatever that Mybb is the way to go. If you don't like Mybb, try PHPbb, smf, and the hundreds of free alternatives else where. Using nulled is only going to get your site closed down, and possibly in legal trouble. Don't even take the risk....
Funny thing is i am 15 and i can afford it, people need to stop thinking everything online should be free. It takes 100s of hours if not 1000s of hours to build a quility script. Drug dealing honestly likely pays better haha. But thats because of the risks involved.
Thanks for the good laugh! Never seen a more adamant posture in such a thread! To the thread starter, I'd say ditch the nulled, work for a legal copy. It truly is worth it. Also, sooner or later you get caught. Sorry, but it's true.
Drug Dealing Or Taking Well... It all pays it self but there are risks more than getting cought with Nulled vB No Problems mate... Well Just An Opinion that I had to express Well.. To BE honest I never got cought! but that was 6 months ago and i pulled the site down now
Go with the suggestion to start off with a forum like SMF. Build it up and once you get going, migrate on over to a paid copy of VB. You'll be glad you did.
Just use phpbb3.0 and or shortly to be released SMF 2.0 both forums very stable and secure I have never once had an issue with someone hacking or spammers.
I agree with DarkOne. Try phpbb3 By using a nulled script you will jeopardize your entire work and you won't get any support as well. You even may like phpbb3 better than vbulletin