The Migrator FAQ's
Q: What is the Migrator?
A: The Migrator is a
win forms interface and
web forms interface Application that can import from (planned) various popular forum/blog/community applications to communityserver (
http://communityserver.org).
Q: When will the Migrator's core be ready?
A: As soon as the core rewrite is done, the
interfaces and
providers updated
Q: How much will the
Core and
Providers cost?
A: £50 for the
core and as much as the developer charges for the
Providers Q: Can I redistribute the source and/or compiled dll's?
A: NO, this breaches the License Agreement you agree to abide by.
Q: If I make changes to a
Provider can it be added?
A: Yes, use the discussion boards on this site
Q: What database systems can I currently use?
A: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, OleDb (Access), and Oracle
Q: What is a Protocol?
A: Protocol was the alpha name for the
Providers Q: What is the difference in
interfaces?
A: None, they both look and do the same thing
Q: If I make a
provider can I sell it?
A: Yes, you have to pay us (CS MVP's) 10% of the sale price for the API's etc.
Q: If I make a new
interface do I have to have the license key input?
A: Yes, if you do not then you breach the license agreement
Q: Who made what?
A: Nick made the alpha program (tMP0.1)
Mike recoded the project into C# and re architect'd it (tMP1.0)
Nick coded a new
web forms interface and fixed a little of Mike's code (tMP1.0)
Nick created the VirtuaNews and phpBB
providers Mike created the ASPPlayground
providers