2015-04-12, 12:01:00
(2015-02-26, 23:13:20)shawn_a Wrote: Yeah but plugins are not necessarily gpl.
a plugin that hooks into a gpl package such as a cms should be also licensed the same.
ref http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-faq.html#GPLAndPlugins
and http://textpattern.com/license
just because a couple of the big packages (joom/wp) turn a blind eye to selling plugins and even encrypting code and using proprietary licenses doesn't mean it's the correct way or even a good way, to do it.