[wp-forums] plugins

[Andrew Nacin]

On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Austin Matzko <austin at pressedcode.com>wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Mark Ratledge <mark at markratledge.com>
> wrote:
> > Basically, I stumbled on this plugin that requires a paid license key:
> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/moneypress-cafepress-edition/  which
> is one of three by the same author
> http://profiles.wordpress.org/users/cybersprocket/  They are GNU General
> Public License, but require $ to function fully.
> >
> > Are such plugins allowed in the WP directory?
>
> It might be worth noting that Akismet requires a paid license key for
> certain users, too.


True. A plugin that doesn't function at all without a paid license key,
though, to me is considered a premium plugin, and that's not what Akismet
is.