Comments on: Did WordPress.org Just Release the “Forked” PRO Version of ACF for Free? https://wpshout.com/forked-pro-version-of-acf-for-free/ A hub for advanced WordPress users, developers & savvy business owners. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:26:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 By: Scott Anderson https://wpshout.com/forked-pro-version-of-acf-for-free/#comment-23053 Tue, 03 Dec 2024 22:26:15 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=145667#comment-23053 I have a _lot_ of opinions on this, but I think there’s an important technicality that most reporting of this has glossed over, and it’s how WP.org is getting away with distributing a copy of ACF Pro for free: it’s because ACF Pro is GPL. It didn’t need to be, since it’s not distributed in the repository, but it is. There’s no other copyright in the code. (I checked yesterday.)

I absolutely think this action was wrong from an ethical standpoint, but legally, it looks like they can do it. Premium plugin devs need to check the code of their paid versions and make sure they haven’t made the oversight ACF/WP Engine did in leaving the GPL terms in the Pro version.

]]> By: Mark Quigg https://wpshout.com/forked-pro-version-of-acf-for-free/#comment-23039 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 11:03:34 +0000 https://wpshout.com/?p=145667#comment-23039 Matt obviously doesn’t get it, but he’s burning down the whole WordPress tent — just to punish WPEngine.

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