These modifications are being changed because
vBSEO is most likely not the easiest thing to configure, unlike vBulletin which all you have to do is edit a file named 'config.php' and run install/install.php.
vBSEO must be properly configured to where it will not create any 500 Internal Errors which can be difficult. I think it's great that Nick (or whoever got the
vBSEO license) is trying to make the forum
SEO friendly.