[wp-hackers] Blatant Copying of Plugin Code

[jhay at jrocas.com.ph]

How are users of "stolen" plugins going to be affected? Or will they be? Those who have downloaded and installed the copy-cat plugins, would they have to stop using the plugin? Just some thoughts that came to mind when I read about this.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mika A Epstein <ipstenu at ipstenu.org>
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Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 21:08:45 
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Subject: Re: [wp-hackers] Blatant Copying of Plugin Code

It may reflect the tone, but that doesn't make it permissible.  

http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome

Check out the 'What not to do' section at the end, please.  There are guidelines for behavior on the forum, and if that WAS your account, now you know and it's all good. :)

On 2 Oct 2011, at 8:54:52PM, Lee Chestnutt wrote:

> The topic isnt exactly "cool" either. People put significant amount of work into developing plugins only to have others "steal" for want of a better word. I think the use of all caps rightly reflects the tone is was meant to portray
> 
> Whilst GPL license may "allow" such behaviour one would hope that Wordpress supports authors and assists in at least attempting to protect their hard work. Without some kind of control in the plugin directory it would become pointless continuing to develop plugins
> 
> On 03/10/2011 08:39, Mika A Epstein wrote:
>> FYI, this isn't cool y'know: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-smart-share-floating-buttons-this-is-a-complete-copy-of-slick-social-share-buttons
>> 
>> I don't know who that is (though his email is lee at ...) but if you do know, please ask them not to use all caps. Or post multiple times.  I've deleted the other posts.
>> 
>> ----
>> Mika A Epstein (aka Ipstenu)
>> http://ipstenu.org
>> 
>> On 2 Oct 2011, at 7:59:58PM, Lee Chestnutt wrote:
>> 
>>> OK. Thanks for the info
>>> 
>>> Lee
>>> 
>>> On 03/10/2011 07:53, Otto wrote:
>>>> Email plugins at wordpress.org about it. Include links to the plugins in question.
>>>> 
>>>> -Otto
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 7:40 PM, Lee Chestnutt<lee at designchemical.com>   wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Not sure if this is the correct/appropriate place to ask the question but is
>>>>> there any kind of formal complaint system where I can request that the
>>>>> plugin be removed from the wordpress.org directory?
>>>>> 
>>>>> It has just come to our attention that a plugin, Smart Share Floating
>>>>> Buttons, which was launched earlier today on wordpress.org is an exact copy
>>>>> of a plugin we developed called slick social share buttons. In fact the
>>>>> plugin still contains links to our own website, where the "author" has
>>>>> forgotten to remove some of the links. The only changes made to the files
>>>>> are to change the author name and site to his own. In fact he couldnt
>>>>> actually be bothered to even rename files.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Although I have emailed the "author" I imagine it wont get very far with
>>>>> someone who steals code so blatantly.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> 
>>>>> Lee
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