And there is where it gets tricky: if the original Theme is licensed as 100% GPL-compatible, then a derivative Theme *could* be considered for inclusion in the repository - provided that it properly attributes original copyright/license, and represents a "significant difference" in design and/or functionality.<div>
<br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 1:28 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">
In that case, you're not talking about a child theme at all (which has<br>
a specific technical meaning within WordPress). You're talking about a<br>
copy of somebody else's design, which would not be allowed unless you<br>
have the rights to use that design.<br>
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On Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 2:22 PM, Elan Technosys <<a href="mailto:elantechnosys@gmail.com">elantechnosys@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Actually that is original but not 100% I have created same look and user<br>
> will not need to buy the parent theme.<br>
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