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I tried to use the awkward phrase "incompatibly with how the WP developers want their code to be used" to cover your viewpoint; regardless of the meaning of the

I tried to use the awkward phrase "incompatibly with how the WP developers want their code to be used" to cover your viewpoint; regardless of the meaning of the legal code, their intent is clear and has been for a long time. In those circumstances, blogging a complaint that you want to use GPL code but not in the way that the authors have very publicly stated that they think is reasonable doesn't get my sympathy -- go take someone else's code instead.

analog 14y ago
The authors are not just Automattic though, everyone who has contributed code has done so under the assumption that the code is GPL. Automattic have just as much responsibility to respect the wishes of everyone who contributed to the source code, and by changing the effective terms of the license they are not.