<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Chip,<br></div><br>I am just setting up my store . And, the Author URI in the current ticket is my blog where I am using Thesis and promoting it. Once the store is up and running, I'll remove that.<br>
<br></div><div>Thanks<br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Okay, so:<div><br></div><div>1. Theme URI must be a link to a resource for the Theme itself - the free version, not an upsell/commercial version. You may link to the upsell/commercial version *from* Theme URI.</div>
<div>2. You may use your Theme shop as Author URI</div><div><br></div><div>But, if the site runs/promotes Thesis (or any other non-GPL-compatible Theme), it is not valid as either Theme URI or Author URI.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Probably a silly question, but: if you're a commercial Theme vendor, why are you running another commercial Theme vendor's Theme on your site?</div></div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><div class="gmail_extra">
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<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Abhik Biswas <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:abhik@itsabhik.com" target="_blank">abhik@itsabhik.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Sorry Chip, I should have mentioned the ticket.<br></div>Its here: <a href="http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11183" target="_blank">http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11183</a><br><br>
</div>Thanks<br></div><div><div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Jonny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wp@stormfire.eu" target="_blank">wp@stormfire.eu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="auto"><div>Ahh I see, thanks for correcting me.</div><div><br></div><div>Jay</div><div><br><br>ZOOM ZOOM</div><div><div><div><br>On 5 Mar 2013, at 12:48, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net" target="_blank">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">Only a certain version of Thesis, found to have incorporated core WordPress code, was released under a split license.<div><br></div><div>Subsequent versions of Thesis are released under the proprietary, non-GPL-compatible, DIYThemes license.</div>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Jonny <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wp@stormfire.eu" target="_blank">wp@stormfire.eu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Wait...<br>
<br>
I thought thesis switched to a duel licence sometime last year?<br>
<br>
If I remember rightly and it did, then it is GPL compatible, not GPL enough to be listed on .org but GPL enough as to make the reason for disallowing the theme invalid.<br>
<br>
Correct me if I'm wrong however.<br>
<br>
ZOOM ZOOM<br>
<div><div><br>
On 5 Mar 2013, at 08:16, Abhik Biswas <<a href="mailto:abhik@itsabhik.com" target="_blank">abhik@itsabhik.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Got my theme *not-approved* and two of the few reasons are:<br>
><br>
> 1. Author URI is an internet marketing site, not a personal site<br>
> 2. Author URI/Theme URI site promotes Thesis, which is a non-GPL-compatible WordPress Theme<br>
><br>
> Well, I am fine with that. However, I do have a question on this. May be that have been discussed a lot of times but I can't find it anywhere.<br>
><br>
> I have a store that have both paid and free themes (and plugins). All of them are 100% GPL compatible (including the bundles resources).<br>
><br>
> May I use the home url as Author URI and the url where the theme is listed (in case of a paid theme, a buy now button is there along with a button to download the free version) as the Theme URI?<br>
><br>
> Thanks<br>
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