[theme-reviewers] Nivo Slider jQuery Plugin License

Emil Uzelac emil at themeid.com
Sat Jun 2 21:15:14 UTC 2012


Yeah, but jQuery plugin is free and WordPress plugin on their site isn't.
Also jQuery plugin is licensed under *Open-sourced under MIT license* and
their WordPress plugin *Can't use in Premium Themes*

This is perfect example of good plugin "killed" with bad marketing. Not to
mention all this free Nivo sliders
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=nivo

Emil

On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Kirk Wight <kwight at kwight.ca> wrote:

> I've always found the Nivo Slider licensing to be confusing, and recieved
> no response from the developer when I asked for clarification.
>
> Yes, the basic jQuery plugin is MIT (which I'm assuming is what's being
> used in the theme?). But their WordPress plugin is listed on the licensing
> page as GPLv3, while their pricing page<http://nivo.dev7studios.com/pricing/>says the WordPress plugin is limited to one site and not permitted for use
> with premium plugins (obviously not GPLv3 compatible terms).
>
>
> On 2 June 2012 15:12, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
>
>> The MIT License is indeed GPL Compatible.
>>
>> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#Expat
>> http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.html#X11License
>>
>> -Otto
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 2, 2012 at 1:49 PM, Qamar Ashraf <life.object at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I am currently reviewing a theme which is using Nivo Slider jQuery
>> Plugin,
>> > so i want to confirm that Nivo Slider jQuery Plugin License which is MIT
>> > License is GPL compatible? Here is the Nivo Slider License URI
>> > http://nivo.dev7studios.com/license/
>> >
>> > --
>> > Regards
>> > Qamar Ashraf
>> > Project Manager
>> > www.tutorialchip.com
>> > www.freestockphotosclub.com
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>> > @lifeobject1
>> >
>> >
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