← Back to context Comment by 0x073 12 days ago If they just use the api to create the plugins, no. (It's like Google vs oracle and the java API) 3 comments 0x073 Reply RobotToaster 12 days ago It's the position of wordpress that all themes and plugins are derivative work https://wordpress.org/about/license/My understanding is because of the way PHP works all plugins are directly interacting with the wordpress code. 0x073 12 days ago I understand, but if I create some code that use no wordpress code and only API access and don't ship it with wordpress, they can't enforce a gpl licence for my code. topham 12 days ago Wordpress does absolutely nothing to enforce this, so their position on the matter is irrelevant.Commercial plugins are a thing, next.
RobotToaster 12 days ago It's the position of wordpress that all themes and plugins are derivative work https://wordpress.org/about/license/My understanding is because of the way PHP works all plugins are directly interacting with the wordpress code. 0x073 12 days ago I understand, but if I create some code that use no wordpress code and only API access and don't ship it with wordpress, they can't enforce a gpl licence for my code. topham 12 days ago Wordpress does absolutely nothing to enforce this, so their position on the matter is irrelevant.Commercial plugins are a thing, next.
0x073 12 days ago I understand, but if I create some code that use no wordpress code and only API access and don't ship it with wordpress, they can't enforce a gpl licence for my code.
topham 12 days ago Wordpress does absolutely nothing to enforce this, so their position on the matter is irrelevant.Commercial plugins are a thing, next.
It's the position of wordpress that all themes and plugins are derivative work https://wordpress.org/about/license/
My understanding is because of the way PHP works all plugins are directly interacting with the wordpress code.
I understand, but if I create some code that use no wordpress code and only API access and don't ship it with wordpress, they can't enforce a gpl licence for my code.
Wordpress does absolutely nothing to enforce this, so their position on the matter is irrelevant.
Commercial plugins are a thing, next.