FORUMS - certain facts and questions with respect to everyone

[sunandoghosh]

FORUMS - certain facts and questions with respect to everyone

open source; language used; source code available; expandibility....

Respected people here,

I am fully aware that there is an old age contoversy as regards phpbb; vbulletin; sm forum; IPB;

I dont want to raise any controversy but just want answers to few questions:

# OUT of Phpbb; vbulletin; simple machines and invision power board:


Q1. Which is open source (meaning whose source code is freely available).....????

Q2. Which requires paying money but with source code...?????

Q2. What language and database each one of them use....?????

I would really really appreciate if someone can reply to all my three questions with respect to all four forums that i have said above....!!!!!!!!

Thanks in advance

Best regards,

sunando

[Greg]

Phpbb: Yes, No, MySql

vbulletin: No, Yes, MySql

simple machines: Yes, No, MySql

invision power board: No, Yes, MySql

But I'm not 100% percent certain, but that's close enough for debate.