[theme-reviewers] Theme License Declaration

[Edward Caissie]

Currently the requirement we look for is GPL-compatible as far as themes go;
and, the basis of this topic, as I read it is how do we recommend a theme be
clearly documented as GPL-compatible for inclusion into the Extend Themes
repository?

I like the idea of using "header tags" in the style.css title block as it
would be a minimal load to add a couple of lines to that particular
mandatory file. While a full copy of the relevant license text is nice to
include, appropriate link(s) and verbiage would suffice as I see it.

Personally I have taken to adding "header tags" to all of my themes as a
proactive/preemptive measure, if this is an acceptable method of indicating
a theme's GPL compliance then I would suggest this as a possible requirement
to fall in line with the release of WordPress version 3.1


Cais.

On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:01 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> Greetings, all,
>
> I've been thinking: in light of Hakre's recent escalation of the, erm,
> license discrepancies with WordPress core*, I'm wondering if we shouldn't
> look at making the License/LicenseURI header tags *required* for Themes at
> some point in the near future? As we've seen with WordPress, merely bundling
> a full-text license really isn't sufficient, and can lead to
> assumptions/misunderstandings/problems later.
>
> What do you think?**
>
> Chip
>
> * Is WordPress "GPL", "GPLv2", "GPLv2 (or later)", "GPLv2 (may NOT assume
> any later versions)"? As it turns out, based on the actual copyright notice
> (and that of its predecessor, B2), WordPress is merely "GPL".
>
> ** Personally, I just like the standardization of using header tags. But
> merely liking the standardization, IMHO, isn't sufficient reason to require
> header-tag use. The license confusion issue, though, might be.
>
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