Actually, no licenses or any other restrictions have been placed on the new version of Dolphin over it's predecessors. Like in Dolphin 6.1, a link-back to BoonEx is placed at the bottom of every page, along with being placed at the bottom of the Flash applications. The logo on the top of the page is just that, a logo, which was placed as a default and can be changed from the same place as always.

The new feature set is actually quite interesting to some of us, but that's always a matter of opinion. see more One of the advantages of Dolphin 7 is that the old "here it is" feature set has been replaced by a modularized system, where you can choose to add or remove applications with the literal click of a button. The only things different in the form of feature loss is Presence and Profile Music, with the former being replaced by a status update feature and the latter now playing music only from your albums.

If you've used Dolphin 6.1 and understand (mostly) how it works, then you'll find Dolphin 7 easy to pick-up on. As always with a new major release, you will have to re-learn some of the way things work.

Are you so certain that you'll actually lose that much of a member ratio, or even at all? Have you tried asking your members (poll?) if they'd like to have some of the new features you can offer with the new release? Have you tried setting up a demonstration (or beta) web site where you can show-off a possible future feature-set for your members to see and provide feedback on?

Of course, the choice is always up to you. Numerous people here have chosen to remain with Dolphin 6.1 for various projects and reasons, some because they simply cannot upgrade from their heavily modified web site. If you choose to remain with an older version of Dolphin, it will not change the fact that we will continue to try and provide support to you when we can, along with anyone else here.