I'll try to explain the story of Forumfree in more detail and synthetic.
The project was officially June 26, 2002 for my initiative.
premise that many computer expert with experience working as a programmer.
The choice to work as a programmer is born to great passion since the age of 12 years for computers and all the world related to them.
in 2001/2002 worked in a company that also deals with web applications (html, php, mysql, etc...)
In his free time attending an Italian forum often very important to me that I was very passionate.
The forum in question worked with Vbulletin software at that time was the top in that field. That kind of
software fascinated me because it allows a very effective communication between different people passionate about any subject.
open source software so I tried to create a suitable forum staff, initially only for pure passion.
At that time there was open source application called Ikonboard which was based on perl.
In 2001, then I realized my first personal Ikonboard forum to discuss various topics (music, computer games, etc...) The programmer
Ikonboard in 2002 decided to construct a new and innovative software based on php and mysql which he called Invision Power Board.
This new software was well planned and much faster than Ikonboard and other similar software. In 2002, then
migrai from Ikonboard to Invision Power Board.
excited about this new software I had the idea of \u200b\u200bcreating a free public service that would allow anyone to create their own personal installation of Invision Power Board and easily without programming knowledge or web server management.
then began to modify the code of Invision Power Board to carry out this service.
The original software is based of course on installing a single board.
So the board to make several structural changes from a single installation took very important on the level of code php mysql database.
addition was created from scratch can administer by several board members who had created.
On 26 June 2002 the project officially begins immediately and is open to all.
The service received immediately a success, year after year the numbers grew wildly.
This led to having to continually resize the servers used to prop up the service as well as invent new solutions to optimize available resources at all levels (code php, mysql, server, apache / linux).
From the outset the project has always been funded by small advertising space on the boards of the users.
The first year I did it all alone. I already have a VAT number and I used that for tax issues.
At first I devoted all my free time to this project. Then
since 2003 as well as passion also became my job and since then I spend all my time to it.
Regarding the technical side in recent years, accompanied by another programmer who works full time as me.
Another person also handles all administrative matters non-technical (relations with the accountant / advertising agency, etc.)..
He continues to deal exclusively with this project and its maintenance so that it remains at the highest level it is now.
In the future we will continue to work on the code to make improvements and new features to make more and better the service provided to users.
Source: NL
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