I'm just curious, about what are the costs for running the MyBB project (hosting, security audits)?
I always wonder how MyBBoard scrambles enough money to make this possible. I think they should make the option of donating more publicly and maybe have on the front page (sidebar) a donate module where you can donate an amount via PayPal and shows the last 5-10 donations with the Member name if they want.
It will surely boost of the donations.
Chris Boulton pays whatever isn't covered by donations or ad revenue. There is a link titled "Support MyBB" on the about page which details how to donate.
(2010-03-09, 02:36 AM)TimB. Wrote: [ -> ]Chris Boulton pays whatever isn't covered by donations or ad revenue. There is a link titled "Support MyBB" on the about page which details how to donate.
Indeed but that Support MyBB page is exploited on most open source/free software sites
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Yeah a lot of it comes from Chris' back pocket.
Dosen't Dennis have a hosing company?
(2010-03-09, 01:10 AM)TimB. Wrote: [ -> ]I would say hosting is at least a few hundred a month
Dunno about US, but in Germany you can get an Intel i7 quad core, 8GB RAM, 2x750GB HDD, 100MBit, 2TB traffic, for as little as 49€/month and 15€ per additional TB of traffic (or alternatively, unlimited traffic with 10MBit).
http://www.hetzner.de/en
I don't think that mybboard.net uses that much...
(2010-03-09, 02:26 PM)frostschutz Wrote: [ -> ] (2010-03-09, 01:10 AM)TimB. Wrote: [ -> ]I would say hosting is at least a few hundred a month
Dunno about US, but in Germany you can get an Intel i7 quad core, 8GB RAM, 2x750GB HDD, 100MBit, 2TB traffic, for as little as 49€/month and 15€ per additional TB of traffic (or alternatively, unlimited traffic with 10MBit).
I don't think that mybboard.net uses that much...
That doesn't mean the host itself will be reliable or competent though. Hardware is generally cheap. It's up-time, support, and professionalism that you pay for in the long run.
(2010-03-09, 02:26 PM)frostschutz Wrote: [ -> ] (2010-03-09, 01:10 AM)TimB. Wrote: [ -> ]I would say hosting is at least a few hundred a month
Dunno about US, but in Germany you can get an Intel i7 quad core, 8GB RAM, 2x750GB HDD, 100MBit, 2TB traffic, for as little as 49€/month and 15€ per additional TB of traffic (or alternatively, unlimited traffic with 10MBit).
I don't think that mybboard.net uses that much...
Not everyone upgrades/shifts hosts every few months. So pricing will most likely be based on older plans. In fact, I think MyBB's server is way more powerful than required for the task, but I can understand the decisions made.