[wp-hackers] Plugin update & security / privacy

[Moritz 'morty' Struebe]

The GPL covers this. You should sometimes read the license for the code 
you use:

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Andy Staines wrote:
> Actually the WP devs DO need to worry about it and it does make a 
> difference. It matters not where the code originated they could still 
> find themselves on the receiving end of a legal case IF it is illegal 
> and someone decides to make an issue out of it. They should at least 
> consult someone with knowledge in the field. Cases like this can get 
> very messy and generate lots of bad publicity. I'd be surprised it 
> it's legal in the USA.
>
> On 06:19  PM |  Mon 24 Sep 07, at 06:19  PM |  24 Sep 07, Otto wrote:
>
>> Don't have any idea about legality. But unless the wordpress.org devs
>> are in europe, I don't think it makes any difference.
>>
>>
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