TubeAce Plugin Owners
 

If you use the TubeAce Wordpress Plugin and would be interested in an open source publicly maintained version of the plugin then please post in this thread.

If there's enough interest I'll get my coding team to clean up the source and release it as a hard fork which will be freely available to anyone on GitHub along with the original source so as to comply with the GPL.

What this means is that you wont need to pay for the plugin and you will be able to contribute to future development and access the full source for free. The hard fork will also be available directly from Wordpress as a Wordpress plugin via https://wordpress.org/plugins/ and the Plugins section of Wordpress.

I'll only be able to put resources into it if there's sufficient interest, so please post below if interested. Also please post below if you're interested in becoming involved in future development.

Not sure if TubeAce would be ok with it

He's released it under the GPL, that was his choice. It's free software already.

Just an update. I've got TubeAce working with the licensing component removed.

Currently working on the code in a private GitHub repo but expect to make that public soon.

Does anyone using TubeAce have any specific problems they need addressing? Bugs? Operational Problems? Importing Problems?

Also, perhaps some people could suggest a new name for this hard fork - don't really want to call it TubeAce Free :upsidedow

You will regret this. I promise.

Are you saying this is not open source software released under the GPL?

If so, say that now and clarify your position.

I’m not sure people will use this low quality plugin even if it’s for free.

Well it might not become available given the author just made a threat, maybe TubeAce wants to clarify the GPL status of this software.

However if it does become available it will be improved. I have already removed a security hole in the plugin.

According to TubeAce himself in his release docs

Now by making a threat, he seems to be reneging on this.

A clarification would be nice.

Are you aware of how many premium / commercial WordPress themes and plugins are released under GPL?

Yes and a number of them have legally been forked, what's your point? GPL is free software,

Read the license text, obviously if it's GPL v2 then anyone is free to modify and distribute the code providing the conditions for doing so are met.

You have already released the code as GPL v2, you can't put that genie back into the bottle. You have trademark protection which is why the new script will not be called Tube Ace, it will be called something else. It also won't infringe on your other rights. You're protected against use of the brand Tube Ace, you're protected from the use of your graphics and so forth, but your license is clear on both the theme and the plugin, they're free software, you can't now cry foul and undo that.

Provide proof.

You'll be able to see it when you compare your source to the modified source of the fork that is released. :2 cents:

By the way I've fixed this problem also https://gfy.com/22399398-post1.html

You are full of shit :2 cents:

I am receiving lots of interesting information about you, Robert.

Did you release the code as GPLv2 or not?

What exactly makes it a "low quality plugin" as you say? Have you used the new version? Many customers have told me it's the best WordPress plugin they have ever used.

You don't think the theme could use some work?

jeezus op contact chris directly

I have, he's not wanting to discuss things.

Here is good example of commercial GPL ; https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...-centos-exists

This is a well researched article on GPL as it applies to Wordpress Plugins and Themes released with a GPL license.

https://freemius.com/blog/selling-wo...s-plugins-gpl/

Before anyone chimes in to call me an asshole, I didn't release the plugin as free software, the author did, a long time ago. I can't be responsible for what other people do. I am not yet fully decided whether to go ahead or just leave this code be - but the GPL is pretty clear, anything released under the GPL may be modified and redistributed, free or for a fee, providing the original author is acknowledged, the license remains the same and the original code is provided by those redistributing.

This will never happen. WordPress no longer accepts any plugins that syndicate content from other sources (e.g. RSS feeds, tubes etc).

Bump because THIS is pure comedy.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Who the fuck do you think you are threatening people that are following the law and improving a free GPL plugin?

You should be grateful.

I have a feeling you are not the original creator of that base code and you didn't attribute to the original creator(s) per GPL guidelines because you wanted to profit off their work and not let people know where they could get it for free :2 cents:

Where exactly did I threaten anybody? I am pointing out that he is simply wasting his time. AdultKing is a mentally unstable clown who does nothing of value in this industry. If I am not the creator, then who do you think is?

I haven't looked at the Tube Ace code.

Are you saying you personally created all the Tube Ace code? I find that hard to believe considering it's GPL.

I have no dog in this fight other than admonishing you for trying to quash creativity & growth on freely public GPL source code.

You could change your business model and have people pay a fee for customization, support, bug fixes & modification of that code and embrace Adult Kings interest in improving the code.

Yes, I did personally create all the code except for the Easy Digital Downloads classes which handle the version updates... and what exactly is wrong with the code now? Oh that's right, you haven't looked at it and AdultKing has not proven anything or done anything he said he would.

The problem is if you work with a GPL script like WP you have to abide by the rules - You chose WP when you could have chosen to work with a commercial script or started from scratch...

If you look at the big plug-in providers they all are in the same position - A lot of them do everything thing can to make it difficult to use their software without some cash but at the end of the day they are all GPL - It's the same with themes.....

This is an example of why this board is dying. All these trolls make false statements and claims and are not held to any accountability. People like myself who are actually doing work and building things do not have time to waste on such BS and fake drama. What a bunch of losers. :2 cents:

Shouldn't you guys be posting goatsee pictures or something?

I know this already Eddy, thank you.

Glad i never bought your tube ace script/plug in :1orglaugh geeez.... Glad im with WP-script...

Something i don't like is when someone like you taking money while offering a nice package and change the rules of the package after sales completed LOL.
Someone did that in the cam field not long ago LOL. I have flushed his shit where it belong " Toilet " and use robotscript now.

What false statements & claims have been made in this thread?

Please quote them.

AdultKing claimed he found a security hole, and won't provide proof.

Yeah you're absolutely right it seems but it has been done, others have modularised the software.They publish the core to WP and then provide the modules on their own hosting. I've seen other plugins do this, I am not sure if they are flying under the wire or not though.

Here for the fun :upsidedow

I believe he is the author, I don't see any indication he isn't BUT he fucked people over. First he sold a script to people for hundreds that he abandoned and probably knew he was going to abandon when he made some of those sales. Secondly he released the script as a WP Plugin but kept changing the rules and terms such as how many copies you could run etc.

Nothing of value? You really don't know anything about what I have done for this industry do you? There are people I help every single week, quietly and in the background. I've also kept a few abandoned scripts alive so people aren't left out in the cold and charged nothing for that, they're all free.

As I said I believe he wrote the code. He also chose to release it as GPL. I have great respect for the authors of software on this forum. CyberSEO creates a great product that he supports and stands behind, WP-Script do the same. Both of those are products for Wordpress and they have been consistent with their clients. They maintain their code properly. They support their users.

I tried to have a rational discussion with you on ICQ, which you dismissed out of hand.

He had a commercial script, myself and others paid him at least $200 for it and he abandoned it. Then he moved to Wordpress. He also chose to release the plugin and theme under the GPL. Then he chose to abandon people who bought the plugin by not providing updates or by changing the terms upon which they purchased the plugin.


Rather than be constructive you chose the destructive path, blaming everyone else for not jumping through hoops to get updates to your plugin. Look at this thread:

https://gfy.com/fucking-around-and-p...humbnails.html

Two of us complained you had ignored our requests for updates. You told both of us it was our fault. You blamed junk mail folders, which turned out to be crap. You deflected and you obfuscated. There are other threads on this forum where people complain about you abandoning them after paying you money.

Most professional software authors are upfront about their system of charging people. Some choose to offer free updates within each major dot point of versions. Some choose to offer free lifetime updates. Some choose to require payment for every update. People then know where they stand.

In the case of Tube Ace he offered something and then pulled the rug out from under people. If this was commercial closed source software then nobody could do anything, it would be his code and it would be unlawful to re-distribute it. However this is not closed source, it's open source under the GPL license and he declares that in the script files and docs.

crappy script anyway tbh, not worth all this fuss

The Tube Ace standalone version was sold and supported for 5 years starting in 2008. The code is unencrypted and the buyers can continue using it to this day. The WordPress version which is a separate product than the standalone version, was released in 2013 of which I still provide updates to this day. I did not "pull the rug" from anyone as you claim. There were a few users on GFY out of thousands of customers over 10 years which had an issue, which have been resolved.

To the best of my knowledge, anyone who requested an update has been sent one. I did not blame anyone for the emails going to a spam folder. I simply said it was a possiblity. That is beyond my control, unfortunately. Last year, I moved the WordPress plugin to Easy Digital Downloads which handles the version updates automatically so this will no longer be an issue.

You claimed to have found a "security hole", which you have not provided proof of. I demand you post it now.

What EXACTLY is crappy about it? Does it not work for you? Because I am unaware of ANY bugs in the current version. Explain. State your case.

AdultKing, you are the one ripping people off for $800 https://gfy.com/20549628-post42.html

You killed the script in 2013 and you sold it to people in 2013. That's pulling the rug.

Do you want me to ask my assistant to spend the afternoon going through all of the threads about your plugin and quote all of the people who have had issues?

You are a whiny sod aren't you? You dare to make demands?

If you read the thread, you would see Oracle Porn was talking about JMB Software, the author of TGPX. So you just fucked up.

https://gfy.com/20578819-post55.html

TGPX was authored by JMB Software, when he left the business he released all his code as open source, I have maintained some of that code - for free. I have no connection to JMB Software other than having been a customer.