[QUOTE="zoldos,  post: 7291, member: 147"]
That's the first forum script I learned to self host with.  It was pretty much the best free one back then (circa 2000-2001).  But I switched when stuff like IPB, VB, then XF showed up and I had money. lol
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Some people until today still use of PHP BB especially there are people having forums for years with PHP BB but things have changed with appear of other versions like IPB, VB, XF because they have better perspective than PHP BB, but if you did start with PHP BB and have good audience then you could keep working on both of them without lose your audience and work.