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| '''vBulletin''' |
'''vBulletin''' is a proprietary ] software package sold by ]. It is written in ] and uses a ] database server. Internet Brands acquired the product from JelSoft in 2007.<ref name="reg">{{cite web |last1=Metz |first1=Cade |title=vBulletin sues ex-devs over 'from scratch' competitor |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/10/05/vbulletin_sues_ex_employees/ |website=The Register |accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> | ||
| In July 2010 the BBC reported that there was a serious flaw in vBulletin software that allows anyone to easily access the database username and password.<ref>{{cite web|last=Fildes |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10714192 |title=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |date=2010-07-22 |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref> | |||
| A commerical competitor is ], while available free forum software includes ], ], ], ], and ]. | |||
| On 4 October 2010, "Internet Brands commenced a lawsuit in the courts of England and Wales against ], and its founders, Kier, Mike and Ashley".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?363883-Internet-Brands-claims-against-Xenforo |title=Internet Brands claims against Xenforo |publisher=Vbulletin.com |date= |accessdate=2012-01-17}}</ref> On 29 October 2010, Internet Brands filed a second lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Central District of California through its wholly owned subsidiary vBulletin Solutions, Inc. against XenForo Ltd., and its founders Kier, Mike and Ashley. The lawsuit alleges "widespread infringement and unlawful exploitation" of vBulletin's source code and "equally damaging misappropriation of trade secrets" developed and owned by vBulletin with "investments of millions of dollars over the last ten years." The lawsuit further alleges that the developers of XenForo Ltd. "took with them virtually every type of document a competitor would need to enter the market and unlawfully create a competing bulletin board software program." <ref name="register20101104">{{Cite news | |||
| | last = Metz | |||
| | first = Cade | |||
| | title = Forumware giant vBulletin sues ex-devs (again) | |||
| | url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/04/vbulletin_sues_xenforo_again/ | |||
| | work = The Register | |||
| | accessdate = 2010-11-11 | |||
| | date = 2010-11-04}}</ref> | |||
| In October 2010, Internet Brands sued three former employees, just as their new competing software XenForo was to be launched.<ref name="reg"/>, as well as a second lawsuit in the United States claiming ], ], and misappropriation of ]s.<ref name="register20101104">{{Cite news | last = Metz | first = Cade | title = Forumware giant vBulletin sues ex-devs (again) | url = https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/04/vbulletin_sues_xenforo_again/ | work = The Register | accessdate = 2010-11-11 | date = 2010-11-04}}</ref>. In May 2011 it was announced that vBulletin had abandoned an attempt at preventing XenForo doing business,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Metz |first1=Cade |title=vBulletin abandons bid for injunction against ex-devs |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/22/vbulletin_abandons_motion_for_injuction_against_former_devs/ |website=The Register |accessdate=10 October 2018}}</ref> and in 2013 the claims were dismissed. | |||
| On 27 February 2013, it was announced by the lawyers of ], that a confidential settlement had been reached, dismissing all claims against them.<ref name="grace+gracewin">({{Cite news | |||
| |title = Grace+Grace LLP Celebrates Dismissal of Internet Brands Litigations | |||
| |url = http://gracelaw.com/NewsXF.html | |||
| |work = Grace+Grace | |||
| |deadurl = yes | |||
| |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130303004433/http://gracelaw.com/NewsXF.html | |||
| |archivedate = 2013-03-03 | |||
| |df = | |||
| }})</ref> | |||
| vBulletin 4 was released |
vBulletin 4 was released in late 2009. The StyleVars system was added to draw CSS variables directly from the vBulletin Template code.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.talktemplate.com/items/7/Premium-vBulletin-Skin-Darkvision.html |title=vBulletin Skins |publisher=TalkTemplate.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-29}}</ref> The current version is vBulletin 5. | ||
| vBulletin's main character encoding is ], not ]. If a customer wants to use vBulletin with language not supported by ISO-8859-1 they must make their own changes to the code. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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| Developer(s) | vBulletin Solutions, Inc. |
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| Initial release | 2000; 25 years ago (2000) |
| Written in | PHP |
| Platform | PHP, MySQL |
| Type | Forum software |
| License | Commercial proprietary software |
| Website | vbulletin |
vBulletin is a proprietary Internet forum software package sold by Internet Brands. It is written in PHP and uses a MySQL database server. Internet Brands acquired the product from JelSoft in 2007.
In July 2010 the BBC reported that there was a serious flaw in vBulletin software that allows anyone to easily access the database username and password.
A commerical competitor is XenForo, while available free forum software includes WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, MyBB, and phpBB.
In October 2010, Internet Brands sued three former employees, just as their new competing software XenForo was to be launched., as well as a second lawsuit in the United States claiming breach of contract, copyright infringement, and misappropriation of trade secrets.. In May 2011 it was announced that vBulletin had abandoned an attempt at preventing XenForo doing business, and in 2013 the claims were dismissed.
vBulletin 4 was released in late 2009. The StyleVars system was added to draw CSS variables directly from the vBulletin Template code. The current version is vBulletin 5.
References
- "Software License Agreement for Downloaded Version". vBulletin. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Metz, Cade. "vBulletin sues ex-devs over 'from scratch' competitor". The Register. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- Fildes, Jonathan (2010-07-22). "BBC News". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- Metz, Cade (2010-11-04). "Forumware giant vBulletin sues ex-devs (again)". The Register. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- Metz, Cade. "vBulletin abandons bid for injunction against ex-devs". The Register. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "vBulletin Skins". TalkTemplate.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.