[wp-hackers] Plugin Licensing

[Chip Bennett]

That would be a rather blatant GPL violation. WordPress is a derivative of
B2, which was licensed under GPL. Therefore, WPF cannot legally license
WordPress under anything other than GPL, nor can it distribute obfuscated
code without also releasing the cleartext source.

On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:29 PM, Piyush Mishra <me at piyushmishra.com> wrote:

> Why not make a double license for WordPress too? People who want to
> contribute to open source and give out free plugins can extend WordPress
> and
> make their plugins just as they do now.
> People who want to earn can also do that by may be paying a fixed amount /
> paying a part of their income to WP. WP can have some encryption technique
> added to its core. something like ioncube, just not that slow.
>
> On Sun, Mar 13, 2011 at 8:30 AM, John 3:16 Media <wp at john316media.com
> >wrote:
>
> > The legalities are quite clear with reguards to css and images, its not
> > really posssible to claim they are a derivitive work, unlike the code
> which
> > is more of a gray area.  Reguardless my intrest is in how the wordpress
> > community feels about the practice of licensing css and images seperatly.
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 3:09 AM, Iain Cambridge <backie at backie.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > > To be honest asking a bunch of developers about licensing isn't a smart
> > > idea, while at the mention of licenses we all appear to become lawyers
> > this
> > > isn't the case. I personally disagree with WordPress.org statement that
> > any
> > > plugin is a derived from WordPress therefore falls under the GPL
> license
> > > others agree whole heartly. If you're looking to sell Premium plugins
> and
> > > are wondering what your options are licensing wise ask a copyright
> lawyer
> > > or
> > > just look at previous discussions.
> > >
> > > Iain
> > >
> > > On 12 March 2011 01:58, John 3:16 Media <wp at john316media.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Interesting.  Because I was looking at gravity forms and while the
> php
> > > code
> > > > is gpl, their images and css arent according to their terms page.
>  The
> > > > plugin is a support ticket system.
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 5:27 PM, Blue Chives <info at bluechives.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Hi there,
> > > > >
> > > > > We buy a range of premium plugins and themes, often to support the
> > > > author.
> > > > >  However the one thing that will make us not use / buy is this
> > > > > gpl/restricted license style.  Offer it for sale, but supply it as
> > > > > completely gpl cf gravity forms or shopp or even release free cf
> > > > > wp-ecommerce.
> > > > >
> > > > > From the POV of earning from it have a hosted demo and offer the
> > > product
> > > > > for sale.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ref your signature what does the plugin do?
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > BTW Plugins that require ion cube or similar to run are always off
> > the
> > > > > shopping list.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 11 Mar 2011, at 23:00, "John 3:16 Media" <wp at john316media.com>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > I am looking to sell a couple of premium plugins and so I did
> some
> > > > > research
> > > > > > into some existing premium plugins.  I noticed that one plugin in
> > > > > particular
> > > > > > has the code licensed as GPL but the css and images seperatley
> > > licensed
> > > > > to
> > > > > > restrict redistribution.  What are you thoughts on this method?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Looking for users to test and provide feedback on new premium
> > plugin
> > > > here
> > > > > > soon.  Will bribe anyone who helps with a generous discount on
> the
> > > > final
> > > > > > product.  Email me off-list if interested.
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> > I'm working on a support ticket plugin and I'm looking for users to test
> > and
> > provide feedback on it.  Will bribe anyone who helps with a generous
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> Piyush Mishra
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