New WP Plugin. Can I pick GPL v3 or stick with v2?

  • I’m working on open sourcing a plugin I made for work. And I was wondering can it be licensed under GPL v3 or should I stick to GPL v2?

    I know WP license says its “GPL v2 or later” but from what I understand (& what’s also mentioned on GNU website) is that GPL v2 & v3 are not compatible. Since its a WP plugin which relies on WP code/API significantly, it has to comply with the license WP is distributed under. Hence the confusion.

    It’d be great if anyone with legal/licensing knowledge can weigh in with their opinion.

    cheers

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  • Moderator Jan Dembowski

    (@jdembowski)

    Forum Moderator and Brute Squad

    It’d be great if anyone with legal/licensing knowledge can weigh in with their opinion.

    If they do then the topic will be closed. These are not and never will be legal advice forums. Same if this becomes a GPL topic as those become really weird on this site.

    Use the license that appeals to you the developer. This article is a little dated but that does not matter. So is the GPL. It explains some key differences.

    https://stackoverflow.com/questions/41460/what-are-the-differences-between-gpl-v2-and-gpl-v3-licenses

    Thread Starter Amit Gupta

    (@amit)

    If they do then the topic will be closed. These are not and never will be legal advice forums.

    Hence I did not ask for legal advice but for an opinion. There are lots of opinions of just about everyone regarding GPL and frankly most of them don’t matter much in real world. Like if you want an opinion on the engine type and oil for your car, why would you ask your grocer for their opinion on that matter? ??

    Same if this becomes a GPL topic as those become really weird on this site.

    Yeah I’m aware of the whole history and the baggage such a discussion can get weighed down under.

    Thanks for the SO link.

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