# 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
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**Created:** [2017 年 5 月 17 日午後 1:28 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: [2017 年 5 月 17 日午後 3:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-the-use-of-private-plugins-breach-the-terms-of-the-gnu-gpl-v2/62874/6 "2017-05-17T15:25:16Z")

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BTW Previous discussion at [A question on GPL licensing and the current WordPress debacle - #8 by cpradio](https://meta.discourse.org/t/a-question-on-gpl-licensing-and-the-current-wordpress-debacle/3355/8)

> [@angus](#):
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> . It’s an issue for 3rd parties who have made private plugins.

As I understand, only if you’re distributing them.

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