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So WP.org says that all files of a theme or plugin need to be GPL since they're building on top of a GPL'ed piece of software even though this theme or plugin m
by pan69 14y ago
So WP.org says that all files of a theme or plugin need to be GPL since they're building on top of a GPL'ed piece of software even though this theme or plugin might not use any of the original GPL code.
Then how does this work for content you put in a WP website? You're using the database, of which the layout can be considered an interface. Should all the content be GPL'ed as well? And how does that work if your theme uses another OS project, say Bootstrap (which is an Apache licence)?
- streptomycin 14y agoThen how does this work for content you put in a WP website? Before even getting to that question... viewing output on a website is irrelevant as far as the GPL is concerned, only the AGPL deals with that. You can take GPL code, make some changes to it, put it up on a web server, let people use it... and you don't have to distribute your changes.
- paulhauggis 14y agoWhich is nice for them, because they can then legally use it in their service and charge for it (without giving anything back because it's only a service).