[wp-hackers] Plugin Licensing

[Andy Charrington-Wilden]

[...]However, I accept that the WordPress community has rightfully defined its
own ethos with respect to acceptable licensing of WordPress Plugins and
Themes.[...]

That hits the nail on the head. Without any actual court cases happening no one really knows the legality of derivative works. The whole thesis debacle went a step closer to defining it but I think all it really proved was the power and influence Matt has. 

I'm all for good ethics and morals but unfortunately it is a fact that they are not always conducive to making a living. 

For what it's worth my solution was to build a hosted service. No one downloads or even sees my code so there's no worries about people stealing it and reselling. Whilst this solution works for me I understand that it doesn't solve the larger issue if licensing and derivative works. 

I think this will keep producing massive threads until either something changes within automatic or a case goes to court......

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On 15 Mar 2011, at 18:08, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> However, I accept that the WordPress community has rightfully defined its
> own ethos with respect to acceptable licensing of WordPress Plugins and
> Themes.