“I can’t confirm that at this time,” Mika Epstein said. “It might be a violation, but it also may not be. Much of that comes down to intent.”

If the plugin in question was named WP Acme Plugin by Regular Joe, I suspect it wouldn’t have sparked all this “doubting”. It would have been banned from the repository on the spot. Some plugins are more equal than others.

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"I can’t confirm that at this time,” Mika Epstein said. “It might be a violation, but it also may not be. Much of that comes down to intent."

If the plugin in question was named WP Acme Plugin by Regular Joe, I suspect it wouldn't have sparked all this "doubting". It would have been banned from the repository on the spot. Some plugins are more equal than others.

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