<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Otto,<div><br></div><div><div>If you would like us to provide you with the exact transcript of our conversation with the GNU we would be happy to do so. </div><div><br></div><div>We did not EDIT their replies, and I find your accusations otherwise to be rather insulting.</div></div><div><br></div><div>The GNU clearly answered our questions on this issue proving that the GPL applies to both the copyright holder, and the user.</div><div><br></div><div>While there is no GPL police to enforce this, the entire point of this Theme Review Team is to enforce the policies of <a href="http://WordPress.org">WordPress.org</a> and the ensure GPL compatibility with all themes.</div><div><br></div><div>Your personal feelings on what is right or wrong are not relevant to this discussion, regardless of your status or position. This is a community issue.</div><div><br></div><div>PageLines Pro usage limitations ARE NOT GPL compatible according to the rights set forth in the GPL, and the GNU has now provided clarification on this.</div><div><br></div><div>We have the right to call PageLines out for their misappropriation of the GPL and their usage limitations.</div><div><br></div><div>So here I am calling them out.</div><div><br></div><div>Do you have a valid counter argument for what the GNU stated or just opinions and personal interpretations? </div><div><br><div apple-content-edited="true">
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<br><div><div>On Oct 9, 2013, at 2:18 PM, Otto <<a href="mailto:otto@ottodestruct.com">otto@ottodestruct.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:18 PM, Trent Lapinski <<a href="mailto:trent@cyberchimps.com">trent@cyberchimps.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">This issue has continually been swept under the rug and now we have<br>irrefutable confirmation<br></blockquote><br>You have no such thing. You've misread their response entirely<br>according to your own predetermined conclusions. They actually agreed<br>with me. Read it again.<br><br>-Otto<br>_______________________________________________<br>theme-reviewers mailing list<br><a href="mailto:theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org">theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a><br>http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>