# 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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**Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-use-of-private-plugins-breach-the-terms-of-the-gnu-gpl-v2/62874/13 "2017-05-19T15:53:09Z")

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I think this an important conversation to have, but it would work better framed as a WordPress discussion, addressed to the WP community. They have over a decade with experience with this, and plenty of lawyers whose job it is to make sure their clients don’t get ruined by a misinterpretation of the GPL.

Maybe write a personal blog post about it and try spread it around, or get in touch with [https://wptavern.com](https://wptavern.com) and ask to do a guest post there as I’m sure they’d be interested in this topic.

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