I\'m working on an internal company application(not built on Wordpress) that nee
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Question
I'm working on an internal company application(not built on Wordpress) that needs to have shortcode functionality similar to Wordpress (codex.wordpress.org/Shortcode_API). Wordpress has a bunch of functions relating to handling short codes but the ones I was looking at were just the ones that handled the regex portion of the process.
Is there something wrong with just using the few functions I need from Wordpress in my application? If it is ok, how do I go about giving credit in those sections.
I did a quick check and Wordpress is licensed under GPLv2. I'm using the Kohana Framework in my application which is licensed under BSD. I'm not sure if that changes anything but I thought I'd include it just in case.
Explanation / Answer
The GPL is a viral license: if you use any GPL code anywhere in your project, the entire thing has to be released under GPL or a compatible license when you publish it.
However, if this is for internal use only and you aren't going to publish it, things get a bit murkier. I think you're OK then, but I'm not 100% certain.