Title: Pro version has ionCube Encrypted code, breaks GPL
Last modified: September 2, 2016

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# Pro version has ionCube Encrypted code, breaks GPL

 *  [Dan Knauss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpknauss/)
 * (@dpknauss)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pro-version-has-ioncube-encrypted-code-breaks-gpl/)
 * The free version of this plugin is virtually useless. The pro version is encrypted,
   which violates the GPL open source license WordPress and its plugins must adhere
   to. The identity and location of the apparently disreputable company behind the
   plugin is made intentionally unclear on their website. AVOID.

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 *  [Roquefort](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roquefort/)
 * (@roquefort)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pro-version-has-ioncube-encrypted-code-breaks-gpl/#post-7836264)
 * I actually was going to buy the product but the ioncube requirement is ridiculous.
   I’ve fought with this DRM before and I’m not going to go down that rabbit hole
   again…
 * It’s unfortunate, because the free version seems to work relatively well.
 *  Thread Starter [Dan Knauss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpknauss/)
 * (@dpknauss)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pro-version-has-ioncube-encrypted-code-breaks-gpl/#post-7836265)
 * Yes, encrypted “open source” code is unacceptable.
 *  Plugin Author [Smackcoders Inc.,](https://wordpress.org/support/users/smackcoders/)
 * (@smackcoders)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pro-version-has-ioncube-encrypted-code-breaks-gpl/#post-7836266)
 * If you talk about PRO version, It is not a GPL license plugin neither hosted 
   in WordPress. What we encrypted is the connector between two OpenSource applications
   not the whole plugin. This is due to the DRM.

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