No collyw, vBulletin (the reference forum soft) is not FOSS, and it is quite expensive. PHPBB is OS, but like all the BB soft, has been stagnated for a decade [

No collyw, vBulletin (the reference forum soft) is not FOSS, and it is quite expensive. PHPBB is OS, but like all the BB soft, has been stagnated for a decade [0], in fact the NodeBB devs were PHPBB devs before... We really need to explore new ways of interaction, and blending old fashioned boards with the new "real-time web" is a nice start. There's nothing bad in trying new things. Discourse, with rails, is another good take... PS: I use a lot of LNMP for 70% of my freelancing projects, but for a forum that needs real-time capabilities Node is a convenient option. [0] http://www.wired.com/2013/02/discourse/ http://www.wired.com/2013/02/discourse/