[wp-hackers] re:re: GPL

Otto otto at ottodestruct.com
Mon Dec 15 17:19:58 GMT 2008


On Sun, Dec 14, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Lynne Pope <lynne.pope at gmail.com> wrote:
> The GNU/GPL statement about plugins
> applies to compiled code.

This is a specious argument, at best. There is no difference between
compiled code and interpreted code from a legal point of view.

Furthermore, the GPL primarily applies to *source code*.

-Otto


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