Thanks for doing this so swiftly
Before you all get a-hashing, I just want to give you a quick 'run-down' so to speak:
phpbb (where we are now) is a free board (we don't pay. WYSIWYG). This quite obviously does have certain disadvantages:
- extremely limited customization
- no backups - well, we got one now, yet it took some 2month+, a lot of headaches and certainly won't become a 'regular' feature any time soon)
- we depend on their goodwill of hosting us. Right now we're occupying close to 300MB of space with this board (that is the size of the backup). We are by far the largest free board on their server. I believe we're still quite safe - question is just for how long! Phpbb has never said how much 'maximum' any one given free phpbb board can reach - though we've tried prying it out of them. Communication with them is ~ well let's say 'difficult'
What are the potentials for moving
- having our own place gives us freedom to do what we want.
Having received now this one backup, we will get another backup
before we move. I hope I can make a deal with phpbb to that effect. It might mean we have to close *this* board for a couple of days. In the interim (and before we're up on our new place) we could put a temporary free board up where people can still meet and check on ongoing progress. That 'interim' board however would would be deleted once we're installed on our own site.
I'm not saying it will be like that - I'm just saying this could be an option if there is extended board-downtime during the last, final backup
- we will have to set in motion the
Ownership issues in regard to the new board. Possibly even sort them out completely
before the move.
- we will have to somehow get money to pay for hosting bills
These - I believe - are the main points. There is no need to get totally technical at this point in time but rather discuss amongst all of us (and then vote conclusively) wether we want to move and 'declare independence'
or not.
Hash away