Heya!
Sorry for the confusion here on Main, two mixed versions and not much works as it should here atm. We will start the pure v9 Core transition tomorrow and go under Maintain over the weekend.
It makes me really happy to see your passion for v8. A lot of love was put down to make it real. From my personal point of view it has the best and most useful features from our early v9 and v6/v7 without bloating the system nor giving it performance hits. Quite happy with the results.
I have a native Admin Tools section planned for v8 and 9 , Over 50% completed.. Containing Database Optimiser, Malicious code scanner ( It scans for malicious evals and other known trojans in image files etc etc etc. ) and a IP LookUP function connected to UserIP as well as manual checks, it displays user history and so forth, actually based on that former User Control system that was very popular but quite bloated. This only have essentials.
Things are indeed planned and in the making, but we have not been in any rush, esp since the very unfortunate mixup of versions here on Main that needs to be settled so the Forums / Marketplace / Profile / PM etc etc starts to operate as expected.
We do have a Corporate Partner Program where the terms was planned to be as you say, agreed subscription. A paid alternative where we get sponsored and try to meet wishes of the sponsors. I do not mind renaming it to Elite Partner Program if you want.
https://www.php-fusion.co.uk/infusion...rtners.phpLets also talk about that archive of thusands of Addons for v6/v7v8. If we really want to breath more life in to v8, a very good start would be to give a lot of Addons more public exposure.
Please join discord
https://discord.gg/Xc8q7puG and friend me or use Skype add jofa662 , and we can talk more. Our official mails get 50+ mails per box a day so it is easy to miss some mails now and then there.