I still owned a permanent VBulletin license from the time I ran the indie developer forums in 2003-2004. Their terms were such that for $30 I was able to re-activate the license and get another year of support and updates for installing the forums on this site.
Even if they didn't let me transfer the old license, I would have repurchased a new VBulletin license because IMO it's simply the best forum software there is, especially on the administration side. Since my intention is for these forums to become the best personal development community on the planet, only the best forum software will do.
