alt Hacker NewsI don't like that they see the main selling point that the license, is not GPL, and that plugins don't have to license it that way either. I understand that not all developers are comfortable with the GPL license, but it allows to the code continue to be open source and that most plugins are open source also
A big issue with WordPress is the GPL. There hasn't been much clarity about it and the interpretations I've heard from Automattic in regard to which code is and is not covered by the GPL come from Automattic, not from the GPL. https://redsweater.com/blog/825/getting-pretty-lonely