# Does the use of private plugins breach the terms of the GNU GPL v2?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-use-of-private-plugins-breach-the-terms-of-the-gnu-gpl-v2/62874>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 17, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-use-of-private-plugins-breach-the-terms-of-the-gnu-gpl-v2/62874 "2017-05-17T13:28:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-use-of-private-plugins-breach-the-terms-of-the-gnu-gpl-v2/62874/10 "2017-05-17T16:13:21Z")

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I suggest researching what paid WordPress plugin authors do in practice will be the most useful outcome here.

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