Invision Power Board 1.3 - Totally Legal Dowload.

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There were problems with IPB2.0. I’m very disappointed that they moved away from the free market, now they sell their forum software. Version 2.0 is available from their website, but it is VERY hard to find the last free version, version 1.3.

http://raybdbomb.com/dls/1p3Final.zip

1.21 MB

It’s illegal to distribute ANY IPB files, no matter what the version.

But as you can get any version from a number of sources, then IPS are fighting a losing battle

Here’s a copy of IPB license version changes:

IPB Version License Changes
This document outlines the various license changes between IPB 1.3 and IPB 2.0.3

IPB 1.3.0

Invision Power Board 1.3(.0) was released under the very old license which allowed full use indefintely without a purchased license. You can use this version without support indefinitely but there are some well publicised security vulnerabilities which have been fixed in later versions.

IPB 1.3.1

Invision Power Board 1.3.1 was released under the old 'trial' license which allowed full use without a purchased license for evaluation purposes. Although no time limit was imposed for the evaluation period, it was accepted that permanent use requires a purchased license.

IPB 2.0.0

Invision Power Board 2.0.0 was released under the same license as IPB 1.3.1.

IPB 2.0.1 to IPB 2.1.0

These versions of Invision Power Board require a purchased license to run. An encoded trial version is available with hard-coded limits.

Remember, regardless of IPB version you are not allowed to redistribute part, or all of Invision Power Board.


So, IPB 1.3 is ok to use, if you downloaded the files when they were originally released from IPS, BUT it has numerous security risks, however these are patchable.
and IPB 1.3.1 is ok to use, if you downloaded the files when they were originally released from IPS, but the ‘un-defined’ permanent use issue appplies. bitova loophole there
and IPB 2.0.0 is ok to use, with the same conditions that apply to 1.3.1