<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Actually GPL2 and GPL3 are not compatible in the way you want to use them. As Richard Stallman explains it: <a href="https://gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html">https://gnu.org/licenses/rms-why-gplv3.html</a><br>
<i>When we say that GPLv2 and GPLv3 are incompatible, it means there is
no legal way to combine code under GPLv2 with code under GPLv3 in a
single program.</i> <i>This is because both GPLv2 and GPLv3 are copyleft
licenses: each of them says, “If you include code under this license
in a larger program, the larger program must be under this license
too.”<br><br></i></div>In other words, if you want to use some code with GPL2 your final product have to be GPL2. It's a bit confusing though. <br><br></div>Fingli<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
2013/10/15 Afzaal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wordpress@thinkupthemes.com" target="_blank">wordpress@thinkupthemes.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
Hello,<br>
<br>
I have submitted a theme and have the following in my theme which are licensed under GPLv2:<br>
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- html5shiv (<a href="https://github.com/aFarkas/html5shiv" target="_blank">https://github.com/aFarkas/<u></u>html5shiv</a>)<br>
- Redux framework (<a href="http://reduxframework.com/" target="_blank">http://reduxframework.com/</a>)<br>
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I've contacted the team that maintains html5shiv and they see no issue with using this with other products licensed under GPLv3. Infact they mention that they 'expect it's covered' as they understand GPLv3 to be an extention of GPLv2. (conversation over Twitter).<br>
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In regards to Redux they allow complete freedom with how the framework is used, including the ability to fork it if someone chooses to do so.<br>
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I'd really appreciate advice on if it's ok to use these products for a theme intended for GPLv3 release.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
<br>
Afzaal<br>
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