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Information
We are currently running a campaign to purchase the forum software from Invision Power Servies. The reason for the purchase is because the current license is owned by Stoppingby4Now. He has been allowing us to use it ever since we made the switch to Invision Power Board. As we are making moves towards our goals we're now in the position of needing to purchase a license owned by STEP. This means purchasing the software using the generous donations of the community.
As most of you know, STEP does not make any profit whatsoever. The entire site is community based and operates on the donations of the community. Thus, from time to time and as the need arises we may run campaigns such as this to boost donations for operating experiences or specific needs such as this. To be completely transparent, we currently have enough in the safety net to purchase the software, however, we must also keep in mind our monthly operating expenses with currently set around $60/mo for server costs. Soon we will start development on STEP 3.0 which will likely add to the monthly cost due to the requirement of running the live site alongside the development site. For this reason, we are running a campaign for the purchase of the software, rather than deducting from the net we have now for operating expenses.
Goal
The goal for this campaign is set at $200. That is the cost of installing the forum software on our own servers.
