[theme-reviewers] Theme review request

[Chip Bennett]

I quoted the problematic clause.

Basically, anything that starts with "*You... agree not to use our Themes
for...*" is inherently incompatible with the GPL.

Chip

On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 11:26 AM, mail at sven-lehnert.de <mail at sven-lehnert.de
> wrote:

>  What does have our terms and conditions from our website to do with the
> theme?
> And if something is wrong with them, we just have them because thy are
> needed in our country. We can change them.
>
> What exactly is there not correct?
>
> Am 19.04.11 18:19, schrieb Chip Bennett:
>
> Equally concerning are the Terms and Conditions, one particular clause of
> which is not GPL-compatible <http://themekraft.com/terms-conditions/>:
>
>   6. Your Obligations
>
> You
>
>    - agree not to use our themes/plugins/services for promoting any site/
>    material which is defamatory, offensive, or of an obscene or menacing
>    character, or that may cause annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety
>    - agree not to use our themes/plugins/services for promoting
>    site/material which promote violence/crime against children, women.
>    - agree not to use our themes/plugins/services for promoting
>    site/material which can be considered morally unethical and offensive for
>    the normal public.
>
>
>  As understandable as such conditions may be, *any* form of use
> restriction is incompatible with the GPL.
>
>  Chip
>
> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Doug Stewart <zamoose at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 10:07 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> wrote:
>> > There are actually several "Up-Sell" Themes in the repository. Are there
>> any
>> > specific issues you have with the one in particular, or any general
>> > concerns? We're still discussing how best to handle "Up-Sell" Themes.
>> > Chip
>> >
>>
>>  Chip:
>> My specific concerns are based upon the table on their demo site
>> (http://www.custom-community.themekraft.com/).
>>
>> https://skitch.com/zamoose/r491a/custom-community-home
>>
>> In particular, the theme settings are listed as "Demo" in the free
>> version and "Full" in the pro version. Does that come across as
>> "crippleware" to anyone else?
>>
>> --
>>  -Doug
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