WordPress:License

目錄

• 1 WordPress Licensing
• 2 WordPress 許可
• 3 About the GPL
• 4 關(guān)于 GPL
• 5 Why We Chose the GPL
• 6 為什么我們選擇 GPL

WordPress 許可

Like most software, WordPress is distributed under a license, which means there are certain things that you are legally permitted (and not permitted) to do with WordPress software and source code. WordPress is distributed under a license called the GNU General Public License, a very popular license in the open source industry. If that doesn't ring a bell, read on.

與大多數(shù)軟件相似，WordPress是在某個(gè)許可條件下，發(fā)行的，意思是你能夠合法地處理WordPress軟件和源代碼的某個(gè)方面（但是某些方面是不能處理的）。WordPress的許可證稱為GNU General Public License|一般公共許可證，開放源碼行業(yè)中非常流行的許可。如果你還不了解，請(qǐng)繼續(xù)閱讀。

關(guān)于 GPL

The GNU General Public License, or GPL, is an open source license. Open source doesn't just mean that you can view the source code — it has political and philosophical implications as well. Open source, or "Free Software", means you are free to modify and redistribute the source code under certain conditions. Free doesn't refer to the price, it refers to freedom. The difference between the two meanings of free is often characterized as "Free as in speech vs. free as in beer." The GPL is free as in speech.

GNU一般公共許可，或者GPL，是個(gè)開放源碼許可。開放源碼并不是指你可以瀏覽源代碼&mdash；開放源碼也有政治哲學(xué)方面的關(guān)聯(lián)。開放源碼或者"免費(fèi)軟件"，指的是在某些條件下，你可以自由地更改和重新布置源代碼。Free（自由的）并不是指的是價(jià)格方面，而是指的是自由。free（自由的，免費(fèi)的）的兩個(gè)不同的意思，通常可以在"Free as in speech（自由言論）和free as in beer"（免費(fèi)啤酒）中體現(xiàn)出來。GPL中的free（自由的），就如free as in speech（自由言論）中的free（自由的）的意思。

為什么我們選擇 GPL

The reasons for WordPress releasing under the GPL are both practical and idealistic. WordPress was born of the very freedom mentioned earlier. The predecessor to the WordPress project, b2/cafelog, was also an open source project.

WordPress在GPL的條件下，發(fā)行是因?yàn)榧壤硐胗謱?shí)用。前面已經(jīng)提及，WordPress產(chǎn)生之初，即有很大的自由度。WordPress軟件繼承的b2/cafelog，也是一個(gè)開放源碼軟件。