SMF Software is distributed free, thereby it becomes available to third-world countries. Buying a forum software is too much of a burden for a webmaster coming from Asia or Latin America or Africa.
Forum sites can help build a nation through open, free, lively, democratic exchange of knowledge and opinion.
Having said that, I want to say "A Million Thanks" to the coders and programmers of SMF.
You guys have no idea how much you've helped people in nations who can't afford a licensed software.
God bless you all.
agreed, i love smf and how its free and awesome in comparison to other scripts
Thanks for using SMF :D
Many lost relatives and friends have found each other through my forum powered by SMF.
Long live SMF.
Where are you (from), if you don't mind?