[theme-reviewers] Providing commercial non-GPL themes

[devcorn]

His free version is also "CC By", as per my understanding that is also not
compatible to GPL..

The only way is he has to use any GPL compatible license, I am not sure if
following list is all inclusive.. but covers all popular ones..

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses




On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>wrote:

> Thanks a lot for sparing your time really.
>
> Meanwhile i am talking to font author. He said;
>
> "Hmm, I think that line which is said not to be compatible with GPL is
> confusing. I will either remove that line or modify it to make it more
> clear. That line only tries to say the icon pack that you purchase
> shouldn't be redistributed as a whole (as is)."
>
> He is not sure how can he make it GPL compatible tho. What type of change
> does he need to make it GPL compatible?
> (Sorry if its unrelated)
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>
>> It's really pretty simple: if you want to host *anything* at WPORG, you
>> must be affiliated with *nothing* WordPress-related (Themes *and* Plugins)
>> that is not GPL-compatible.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Ok.. So font pack is not GPL compatible.
>>> Somehow i want to give my commerical users to use this font-pack.
>>>
>>> If i split it from theme and create a plugin that includes font-pack and
>>> makes statement that they cant reproduce or resell this plugin.
>>>  Is it again violating commerical theme rules?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:55 PM, yulian yordanov <yul.yordanov at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> "This license does not give you the right to reproduce or resell
>>>> IcoMoon's icon packs. The purpose of the project/product in which you use
>>>> the icons should not be icon redistribution."
>>>>
>>>> This statement contradicts GPL, so it cannot be compatible with GPL.
>>>> Unfortunately...
>>>>
>>>> Fingli
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2013/9/3 Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>
>>>>
>>>>> I really dont want to violate anyone's license so trying to be clean
>>>>> as much as i can.
>>>>> One of my premium component is Icomoon's Ultimate Pack<http://icomoon.io/#icons>
>>>>>  It has a Developer Friendly License<http://icomoon.io/#icons/license>.
>>>>> It looks ok for me to include it in commerical GPL theme right?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyone who hosts a Theme in the official Theme directory must not be
>>>>>> affiliated in any way with non-GPL-compatible Themes. This is not WPTRT
>>>>>> Guidelines, but rather WPORG policy:
>>>>>> http://wordpress.org/themes/about/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Themes from sites that support non-GPL (or compatible) themes or
>>>>>> violate the WordPress community guidelines themes will not be approved.
>>>>>> "
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>    - Commercial versions of free Themes (i.e. “freemium” or
>>>>>>>    “up-sell” Themes) are *required* to be released under
>>>>>>>    GPL-compatible licenses
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I want to clarify a thing before it becomes a trouble.
>>>>>>> Theme: FirmaSite <http://wordpress.org/themes/firmasite>
>>>>>>> Theme Uri: http://theme.firmasite.com/gpl/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am preparing to release a premium theme. Probably it wont be full
>>>>>>> GPL because of some premium components. Its based on my FirmaSite theme but
>>>>>>> its not child-theme of FirmaSite or its not a up-sell (there is no links or
>>>>>>> any type of description in FirmaSite to promote commercial ones.). Its just
>>>>>>> using FirmaSite as core.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Basically my GPL theme is not related to commercial theme.
>>>>>>> Commerical theme is just using GPL theme as core. GPL theme is in
>>>>>>> http://theme.firmasite.com/gpl/ and i am planning to release and
>>>>>>> give support in same site ( http://theme.firmasite.com/commercial/ etc.)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Is there any problem?
>>>>>>>
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