Josh Habdas

Thanks for trying the Hyperdrive beta! I had the plugin shut off for the last few weeks to help focus on work in GitHub. Will be planning to release updated beta soon for easy installation. Glad to hear you were able to install the plugin beta.

I’m going to mark this as resolved (just noticed it today, actually – I’m pretty new to WordPress). Sorry for the delay. And please feel free to share any additional info you have as the beta continues. Cheers.

This is not a support topic, this is you wanting to have a random conversation about licensing.

There’s nothing random about this. It stems from related questions being asked by users on the forums. I’m looking for help (also known as support) from the community. This topic is not appropriate for either of my technology blogs. It is, on the other hand, highly relevant to discussion on this forum. If it would be more appropriately situated under Plugins I am happy to move it.

As I requested before @otto42, please stop gatekeeping. Because you and I both know you why you’re doing it.

These support forums are not for opinion topics like these.

*glances sideways*

This is a support topic. And I’ve explicitly requested individuals do not give opinion. Please read the OP.

Should I thank you for leaving this open? Not unless there is a discussion forum more appropriate for important community discussions. But thank you for being the first to take us off-topic.

*resumes programming*

@otto42 That’s good to know, and until you mentioned it I was not fully aware of the split. I want to thank you kindly for your time as I realize it is short. I’m going to open up a separate thread for general discussion of GPL compatible licenses and how one might use them with WordPress for the benefit of your 501(c)(3). Cheers.

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Pardon me for my lack of knowledge regarding your organization. But if you’re organized in the United States of America and even a sole-proprietorship, it is mandatory to have an attorney to represent your business. As a result, I find it difficult to believe a company the size of Automattic does not have a legal correspondence. And, if not, please consider setting up an auto-reply at [email protected] to help facilitate communication and alleviate the gatekeeping pressures being imposed here.

Thanks @otto42. I appreciate the private line. Does Legal have an email address I could use to get a hold of them as well? Given there feel to be some barriers here it seems to me getting an authoritative opinion would be the best approach to move forward, and help avoid gatekeeping. Afterall, the goal is to optimize end-user value, correct?

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We’ll see.

I fail to understand how the answer could still be “no” when no definitive answer has previously been given. That said, if you are not a licensed attorney and have not spoken with one about it I’m afraid I cannot accept your answer with good conscience.

I’ve recently updated my plugin beta (currently on GH) to use AGPL-3.0.

I’d like to release my plugin under the AGPL to WP.org because:

• To help ensure modifications to the software are made available to the community at large for the public good.
• So individuals running my code can be absolutely certain they’re not running a modified version unexpectedly.

It is for that reason I don’t believe WordPress would “probably not allow plugins using the Affero GPL”. @otto42 If possible, could you please double-check with legal and help keep us updated? This is the first thread in 6 years (as far as I can tell) to bring up AGPL here on the forums, and I’d hate to see the discussion squashed by probabilities without regard for possibilities.

Thank you kindly for your support.

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@willythepimp did you set your domain name in the wp admin? if not, do that