In reply to Jimmy Smutek.

Your line of reasoning is that if a PHP file calls functions such as add_action, add_filter etc it is a derivative of WordPress. Does that sound right to you?

@Andreas - Honestly, it sounds fine to me.

I'm not an expert in GPL or law, and I completely defer to the judgement of Mike Little and Matt Mullenweg, as they are far more knowledgeable than I am and they founded WordPress.

FWIW, I've definitely appreciated reading your thoughts on this but, for example, when I read the exchange between you and Mike Little on Slack this morning, my inclination is to defer to Mike Little's expertise.

I know that might sound simplistic but I promise I'm capable of critical thought, I'm not following blindly, and it's not a fanboy thing, or anything like that. If I didn't see tons of small businesses and independent freelancers doing so well then I might be more inclined to look at things with a critical eye.