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Thu Nov 08, 2012 8:11 am
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matt (support)
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Good question. It all depends on the copyright/license the original author includes with the plugin or in the plugin source. Some may restrict the use of the source.
That said, I imagine most authors will consider open sourcing if they no longer have time to continue the work on the plugin. That is the case with the Vera plugin -- the developer explicitly told us we could make the plugin available for free and that others could modify it.
If there is a particular plugin you would like to modify that isn't being maintained anymore, then try to contact the developer. If you cannot get a response through the forum messaging system from the developer, then let us know and we'll try to contact the developer via email.