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So, I was looking at getting a bundle of plugins to improve the functionality of wpDiscuz, which is a comment plugin for WordPress (Don't worry, I use ClassicPress, which is a fork instead). I looked at their . Mainly, this is so I can add delete and report buttons for posts. And they said their plugins are under the terms of GNU GPLv2, meaning it can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes. And then they said the following:

You are free to modify and adapt our Products to fit your purposes, or for the purposes of your clients. However, please take note, you can not:

  1. Directly transfer copies to a third party – you may only directly install on the client / customer’s domain.
  2. Sell copies, as is or modified, via a store or any other type of sales process as a standalone product. You may only install on a client’s domain or an individual established website as part of a private, one-to-one service or website sale agreement.

Should I be concerned about this?

So, I was looking at getting a bundle of plugins to improve the functionality of wpDiscuz, which is a comment plugin for WordPress (Don't worry, I use ClassicPress, which is a fork instead). I looked at their [Terms and Conditions page](https://gvectors.com/terms-and-conditions/). Mainly, this is so I can add delete and report buttons for posts. And they said their plugins are under the terms of GNU GPLv2, meaning it can be used for commercial and non-commercial purposes. And then they said the following: > You are free to modify and adapt our Products to fit your purposes, or for the purposes of your clients. However, please take note, you can not: > 1. Directly transfer copies to a third party – you may only directly install on the client / customer’s domain. 1. Sell copies, as is or modified, via a store or any other type of sales process as a standalone product. You may only install on a client’s domain or an individual established website as part of a private, one-to-one service or website sale agreement. Should I be concerned about this?

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[–] • 2 pts

Well, looks like they don't want you to distribute modified/customized versions. When you modify/customize their sources, you can only use/install them on your server/domain (or your client's).

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

And that is exactly what confuses me. If they don't want people distributing modified or unmodified versions to folks other than their clients, why did they put their plugin code under GPLv2? Because under the license's preamble is the following text:

To protect your rights, we need to make restrictions that forbid anyone to deny you these rights or to ask you to surrender the rights. These restrictions translate to certain responsibilities for you if you distribute copies of the software, or if you modify it.

For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether gratis or for a fee, you must give the recipients all the rights that you have. You must make sure that they, too, receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these terms so they know their rights.

We protect your rights with two steps: (1) copyright the software, and (2) offer you this license which gives you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify the software.

[–] • 1 pt

Yeah, that's kinda messed up.

Did you try to send them an email?