That would be a mal-applied CC license. (The CC By attribute does not require a public back-link, although MANY developers misconstrue it as such.)<div><br></div><div>Regardless: no CC license (except for CC0, or public domain) is GPL-compatible.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 4:21 PM, Amy Hendrix <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sabreuse@gmail.com">sabreuse@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Nope. They're using the Glyphicons set (license terms at<br>
<a href="http://glyphicons.com/glyphicons-licenses/" target="_blank">http://glyphicons.com/glyphicons-licenses/</a>) which requires a backlink<br>
and restricts further redistribution of the set.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 5:14 PM, Azizur Rahman<br>
<<a href="mailto:prodevstudio%2Bwordpress@gmail.com">prodevstudio+wordpress@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Since Bootstrap is Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0,<br>
> which I assume the icons are includes since its not explicitly<br>
> mentioned.<br>
><br>
> And from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_License#GPL_compatibility" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apache_License#GPL_compatibility</a><br>
><br>
> "a project combining GPL version 3 and Apache License 2.0 code will<br>
> need to be licensed under the GPL version 3"<br>
><br>
> So Icons can be included as long as the theme is GPL v3.<br>
><br>
> Please correct me if I am on the wrong track here.<br>
><br>
> Regards,<br>
><br>
> Azizur<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:52 PM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Licensing information, including a link to the GNU-accepted list of<br>
>> GPL-compatible licenses, is fully documented in the Theme Review Guidelines<br>
>> in the Codex:<br>
>> <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Licensing" target="_blank">http://codex.wordpress.org/Theme_Review#Licensing</a><br>
>><br>
>> Personally, I would like to see a bit of flexibility with respect to bundled<br>
>> resources such as images/fonts/etc., for which GPL-compatibility is not as<br>
>> critical as it is with functional Theme code. But, until we are given that<br>
>> leeway, we operate under the 100% GPL-compatible policy. Thus, merely<br>
>> stating that a resource is "free for personal and commercial use" isn't<br>
>> sufficient as GPL-compatible.<br>
>><br>
>> Chip<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 3:34 PM, Alex Mansfield <<a href="mailto:alex@sackclothstudios.com">alex@sackclothstudios.com</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>> What are the exact rules for licenses? I believe that Creative Commons<br>
>>> is not compatible with the GPL, but what about Apache, MIT licenses<br>
>>> etc. Also, what about icons that are "free for personal and commercial<br>
>>> use" but don't contain any licensing at all? I'm confused.<br>
>>><br>
>>> Alex<br>
>>><br>
>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:22 AM, George Mamadashvili<br>
>>> <<a href="mailto:georgemamadashvili@gmail.com">georgemamadashvili@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> > Thanks Emil<br>
>>> ><br>
>>> ><br>
>>> > On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 12:13 PM, Emil Uzelac <<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">emil@themeid.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> approved!<br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >><br>
>>> >> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 2:09 AM, Emil Uzelac <<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">emil@themeid.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>> Not all no I will check in the morning. Thanks for Bootstrap update.<br>
>>> >>><br>
>>> >>> On Feb 2, 2012 2:03 AM, "George Mamadashvili"<br>
>>> >>> <<a href="mailto:georgemamadashvili@gmail.com">georgemamadashvili@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >>>><br>
>>> >>>> Emil<br>
>>> >>>><br>
>>> >>>> I think that theme is base on Bootstrap v1, and icons were added in<br>
>>> >>>> v2<br>
>>> >>>> (released 1 February)<br>
>>> >>>><br>
>>> >>>> p.s. I commented in Trac Ticket Review Queue 3 days ago and my still<br>
>>> >>>> waiting moderation, is just me or all comments are moderated?<br>
>>> >>>><br>
>>> >>>> On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Emil Uzelac <<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">emil@themeid.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >>>>><br>
>>> >>>>> If I am not mistaking there are one or two Bootstrap Themes in trac<br>
>>> >>>>> right now, that should be checked for icons.<br>
>>> >>>>><br>
>>> >>>>> On Feb 1, 2012 10:35 PM, "Emil Uzelac" <<a href="mailto:emil@themeid.com">emil@themeid.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >>>>>><br>
>>> >>>>>> Thanks Amy that is good to know!<br>
>>> >>>>>><br>
>>> >>>>>> On Feb 1, 2012 10:15 PM, "Amy Hendrix" <<a href="mailto:sabreuse@gmail.com">sabreuse@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>>> >>>>>>><br>
>>> >>>>>>> A heads up from Mark Jaquith on Twitter:<br>
>>> >>>>>>><br>
>>> >>>>>>> Note that if you're making a Bootstrap-based WordPress theme for<br>
>>> >>>>>>> redistribution, it *cannot* include the icons (not GPLv3<br>
>>> >>>>>>> compatible).<br>
>>> >>>>>>><br>
>>> >>>>>>> (original:<br>
>>> >>>>>>> <a href="https://twitter.com/#!/markjaquith/status/164923778202214400" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/#!/markjaquith/status/164923778202214400</a>)<br>
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