Best Open Source Forum?

[XcapeX]

Anyone know of a great open source forum i can download, unzip, and install to my website? Not like some website that does it all for you, but open source thats EASY and free.

 

[Pixel Pirate]

Depends on functionality you need...I would recommend either Mybb or Vanilla.

 

[cityStatic]

MyBB for sure.

 

[Null-11]

As orc_dragoon said, it really depends on what you want.

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the top 4 free softwares (MyBB phpBB3 SMF Vanilla): ForumMatrix.org Comparison

My personal preference doesn't matter... It's what you need for your community that matters.

 

[.Razz]

Again, as Null said, depends on what kind of features you're looking for.

 

[fantanoice]

I believe MyBB is probably the best one. 🙂

 

[el canadiano]

As orc_dragoon said, it really depends on what you want.

Here's a side-by-side comparison of the top 4 free softwares (MyBB phpBB3 SMF Vanilla): ForumMatrix.org Comparison

My personal preference doesn't matter... It's what you need for your community that matters.

That one is sort of inaccurate (or at least out of date). MyBB transitioned to GPL, and SMF 2 is going to support other databases. My best forums actually have been under MyBB. Other than the support and power, I'd even prefer MyBB to Invision (I'm still a license holder) and even vBulletin.