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To be honest and blunt, unless you find a independent developer on here, I very much doubt a core developer modulising the new version for you. here are some of the reasons:
+ We already have a Forum mod
+ We are currently looking into improving usability and features
+ Porting a whole forum board (PHPBB, IBF, etc) there's a hell of a lot of scripts here and a hell of a lot of work too, we're not talking about hours of work more like days, or months dependant on that developers free time, and unless they have a use for that mod, well then it's a lot of there time wasted when they could be improving what we already have easier, and better, so that we're not restricted by other licensing.
Don't get me wrong I know NewBB lacks in a lot of ways, but there are many reasons I wouldn't use another forum module:
+ When XOOPS upgrades the system for say a security bug, or just general upgrade, and it's essential for you to upgrade, your left waiting for further development of the module to ensure it works with the new version of Xoops.
+ You cannot guarantee that developer is going to be able to help you if needed, where as XOOPS you can guarantee some Dev can offer advice and support
+ And most importantly for me, I believe in XOOPS and it's product, we have imho the best team out there, and we're all committed to further development of Xoops, we're all here to continuously support, and I would sooner wait and see our product progress than use any 3rd party module and find it hard to come back later when newbb far outruns other forum software.
I have faith in our team, our community they've had patients & support with/for me when I first got here, so I owe the same back and will wait to see further development of the XOOPS core and XOOPS modules, including NewBB.
I see from other posts you will be determined to try and find a dev for this project and I really do wish you luck
Please don't take my post as a argument, I have simple point out reasons a XOOPS Dev may not take the work on and reasons why I stand by XOOPS & Newbb
Take care