https://forums.webwiz.net/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 22:54:10 +0000 Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:09:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.08 360 https://forums.webwiz.net/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=21487 https://forums.webwiz.net/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://forums.webwiz.net/ https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115111.html#115111 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21487
Posted: 07 October 2006 at 12:09pm

I've been reading DotNetNukes book and they had exactly the same situation where a splinter group released a modded version, lots of people moved over because they like the new features, but the development path didn't last long, leaving lots of users stuck with a version they couldn't do anything with.

They now have a very strict policy to prevent this type of thing happening again.

No matter how many times you tell people once development of the splinter version stops or a new version of the main forum comes out angry people will always come back to the original developer (myself) wanting them to fix the mess.
]]> Sat, 07 Oct 2006 12:09:17 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115111.html#115111 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115082.html#115082 Author: michael
Subject: 21487
Posted: 06 October 2006 at 3:33pm

In a perfect world something like that would work but people neiter read disclaimers nor do they care if you try to enforce them.

There were plenty of cases on this board where members got very upset if Borg denied help because they were using mods etc. he does not support.
If one were to release a "modded forum" it is almost inevitable that current functionality will be altered and at that point there is an alternate development path that will be hard to synchronize with a new version.]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:33:43 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115082.html#115082 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115079.html#115079 Author: javi712
Subject: 21487
Posted: 06 October 2006 at 3:15pm

How about if you use a disclaimer somewhere that states that if you receive a modded forum, it voids any support and future upgrade tools by WebWiz and to use at their own risk?]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:15:02 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115079.html#115079 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115073.html#115073 Author: jeffdaro
Subject: 21487
Posted: 06 October 2006 at 2:30pm

OK, just checking. I've had requests for my the files that are included in my MODs, and I don't often share them files, just the changes, because the files are so heavily modded. I thought i'd be easier just to give them a zip or a rar of my forums.

]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 14:30:14 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115073.html#115073 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115059.html#115059 Author: WebWiz-Bruce
Subject: 21487
Posted: 06 October 2006 at 9:16am

Sorry redistribution of Web Wiz Forums is not allowed, whether modified or not.

I have learnt from past experience that even allowing modified versions of other languages to be released by others is a bad idea. The biggest problem is that it branches the development path, and the people making the modified version are very enthusiastic, for the first 6 months to a year, but with little or no money in it and the amount of time it takes up development eventually stops and people who are using the modified versions are stuck with old and often insecure versions they can not upgrade.
]]> Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:16:44 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115059.html#115059 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115024.html#115024 Author: Mikey
Subject: 21487
Posted: 05 October 2006 at 7:56pm

Moved to support forum.]]> Thu, 05 Oct 2006 19:56:25 +0000 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post115024.html#115024 https://forums.webwiz.net/forums-mods-released-as-package_topic21487_post114972.html#114972 Author: jeffdaro
Subject: 21487
Posted: 05 October 2006 at 4:13am

-Borg- does it invalidate the EULA if someone were to release their copy of WWF in modded format? Now, I don't mean I release Jeff's Forums v1.0, I mean I release WWF with the following MOD's and skins already in place?

Is that OK?

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