Licences

I'm not sure is this is the correct section but if the plugin is licensed 'GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE 3' What can i do with the plugin? Am I able to get the source from there github and edit it to my liking for my server? Also if it still has that license am I able to de-compile it and edit it to my liking?

Thanks.

 

http://www.tldrlegal.com/license/gnu-general-public-license-v3-(gpl-3) provides a nice summary. You can read the full license terms at http://opensource.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

 

So I can modify the plugin to my needs but can I decompile plugins that use the license? o say if a plugin has become inactive I could carry it on?

 

if it's GPL the provider should have posted source somewhere, if they didn't you should be fine decompiling and patching it. If you release your changes to public you should do so with a prominent notice stating you've changed code, and in what sections you've changed it. In addition, you should choose a new name for the project so that it doesnt' get confused with the original.

I'm not a lawyer, don't take this as sound legal advice. these are just my recommendations.

 

You'll need permission from the original author if you wish to post a continuation/fork of the project on BukkitDev, regardless of license.