I have two comments here. First of all, any hacking of the files that is done is done at your own risk. IP is not responsible for your hacking needs, and they don't have to adjust their software to suit you. Also, if you don't like it so much, why not just stop upgrading, or find a different way to upgrade while keeping the hacks. (There is a way to do it, it's not very hard.)
Second, to Asendin, if you've ever read the license agreement before, you'd know that people aren't allowed to distribute files with the UBB code in them to other people. Just use your member's area name and password to download the latest version. It works fine for me...