[wp-forums] plugins

[Gavin Pearce]

> 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.

Following on from that: 

Akismet "can't" function on any of my blogs (as they are for business,
not personal use). 

So you could argue that a key "is" required to use it some cases ... I'm
forever deleting it! ;)

G

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:wp-forums-bounces at lists.automattic.com] On Behalf Of Andrew
Nacin
Sent: 02 December 2010 02:43
To: wp-forums at lists.automattic.com
Subject: Re: [wp-forums] plugins

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.
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