As we enter a new year it seems like an appropriate time to look back at the history of the MOD Team. This time line focuses on how the team has evolved with regards to community projects, MOD Team sanctioned tools, meetings and more.
MOD Team Timeline
April 2002:
- phpBB2 released
- MOD Team is founded under AbelaJohnB
- Initial release of EasyMOD, the automatic MOD installer
September 2002:
- Second alpha release of EasyMOD
January 2003:
- phpBB2 MOD Database officially opened
May 2003:
- Third alpha release of EasyMOD
October 2003:
- Nuttzy99 becomes MOD Team Leader
August 2004:
- First beta release of EasyMOD
February 2005:
- wGEric becomes MOD Team Leader
August 2005:
- Community coding projects announced
December 2005:
- MODdingââ¬â¢s Most Wanted announced
April 2006:
- MODX is announced, the XML version of the MOD Template
July 2006:
- The second edition of MODdingââ¬â¢s Most Wanted occurs
March 2007:
- phpBB.com updated to phpBB3
- phpBB.comââ¬â¢s new website is unveiled
May 2007:
- phpBB3 MOD Database (Ariel) is opened for viewing
June 2007:
- First annual MOD Authors Convention takes place on IRC
- phpBB3 MOD Database (Ariel) now allows for MOD submissions and validations
December 2007:
- phpBB 3.0.0 is officially released
July 2008:
- phpBB2 MODs are no longer accepted in the MOD Database
- Londonvasion, the first phpBB meet
August 2008:
- Second annual MOD Authors Convention takes place on IRC
- MPV, the MOD Pre-Validator, is open for public use
October 2008:
- The Junior Validators team is created for the MOD Team
- evil<3 becomes the MOD Team leader
December 2008:
- The first beta of AutoMOD, the successor to EasyMOD, is released
January 2009:
- The framework for creating database installation scripts, UMIL, is publicly released
July 2009:
- UMIL 1.0.0 is released
November 2009:
- The online MODX creator is unveiled
December 2009:
- The MODX generator, which automatically generates MODX documents by comparing two directories, is unveiled to the public
February 2010:
- wGEric returns as interim MOD Team leader
- DavidIQ becomes the permanent MOD Team leader
April 2010:
- The completion of the first phase of Titania, the customisation database, is announced
May 2010:
- The MOD development competition, Summer of MODs, is announced
June 2010:
- AutoMOD 1.0.0 is released
August 2010:
- Libertyvasion, the second phpBB meet
November 2010:
- QuickInstall, the automated phpBB3 installer, becomes an official MOD Team tool as v1.1.5 is released
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MOD Team Timeline
April 2002:
- phpBB2 released
- MOD Team is founded under AbelaJohnB
- Initial release of EasyMOD, the automatic MOD installer
September 2002:
- Second alpha release of EasyMOD
January 2003:
- phpBB2 MOD Database officially opened
May 2003:
- Third alpha release of EasyMOD
October 2003:
- Nuttzy99 becomes MOD Team Leader
August 2004:
- First beta release of EasyMOD
February 2005:
- wGEric becomes MOD Team Leader
August 2005:
- Community coding projects announced
December 2005:
- MODdingââ¬â¢s Most Wanted announced
April 2006:
- MODX is announced, the XML version of the MOD Template
July 2006:
- The second edition of MODdingââ¬â¢s Most Wanted occurs
March 2007:
- phpBB.com updated to phpBB3
- phpBB.comââ¬â¢s new website is unveiled
May 2007:
- phpBB3 MOD Database (Ariel) is opened for viewing
June 2007:
- First annual MOD Authors Convention takes place on IRC
- phpBB3 MOD Database (Ariel) now allows for MOD submissions and validations
December 2007:
- phpBB 3.0.0 is officially released
July 2008:
- phpBB2 MODs are no longer accepted in the MOD Database
- Londonvasion, the first phpBB meet
August 2008:
- Second annual MOD Authors Convention takes place on IRC
- MPV, the MOD Pre-Validator, is open for public use
October 2008:
- The Junior Validators team is created for the MOD Team
- evil<3 becomes the MOD Team leader
December 2008:
- The first beta of AutoMOD, the successor to EasyMOD, is released
January 2009:
- The framework for creating database installation scripts, UMIL, is publicly released
July 2009:
- UMIL 1.0.0 is released
November 2009:
- The online MODX creator is unveiled
December 2009:
- The MODX generator, which automatically generates MODX documents by comparing two directories, is unveiled to the public
February 2010:
- wGEric returns as interim MOD Team leader
- DavidIQ becomes the permanent MOD Team leader
April 2010:
- The completion of the first phase of Titania, the customisation database, is announced
May 2010:
- The MOD development competition, Summer of MODs, is announced
June 2010:
- AutoMOD 1.0.0 is released
August 2010:
- Libertyvasion, the second phpBB meet
November 2010:
- QuickInstall, the automated phpBB3 installer, becomes an official MOD Team tool as v1.1.5 is released
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