In reply to Jeff Chandler.

> It seems stupid to not have pushed your improvements into the original free plugin.

I avoided this because it would almost certainly be rejected, I had already edited the README in such a way that it wouldn't make sense for a PR going to the original plugin, and making brad aware of the fork would probably have caused him to start minifying his code and removing source files (like scss) to prevent me from continuing to integrate the updates.

> As for closed software, the license validation inside the plugin does not make the plugin violate the GPL.

Of course not, I never asserted that it was. I said that I see an ethical issue with using closed source software, which happens to be one of the reasons why the GPL was made.

> By keeping the plugin named the same thing, you're hurting his business and confusing users at the same time.

It's not named the same thing, it's named after the original free plugin that I forked. In asserting that my fork having that name is confusing users, you would also be saying that the original free plugin (which shares its name) is confusing users.

> If it was a rewrite, then even more so it should have been renamed.

I never said it was a rewrite, I just made improvements. Reread my comment more carefully.

> Remove any mention of Brad with the exception of the copyright and make it your own.

That would be horrible, the _least_ I can do is promote the support service that he offers through Delicious Brains and encourage people to donate to him. Afterall, he did the vast majority of the work on the plugin. I don't want to take credit for that, I just want to share my improvements and encourage open-source development of this fantastic tool.