[theme-reviewers] GPL-compatible social media icon sets

[Emil Uzelac]

For repo yes sir that is understandable
On May 1, 2012 3:18 PM, "Otto" <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> Okay, here's the bottom line...
>
> If you're releasing a package under a GPL-compatible license, then all
> the elements in that theme need to be released under compatible
> licenses as well. This isn't our restriction in particular, it's just
> the way copyright law works. If somebody says that you can't do X with
> their stuff, and you make a package with that in there and say that
> you can do X with the package, then you have violated that person's
> license. (Note: it's wholly different if you say that you can do X
> except with some specific element. That would be okay as long as
> you're abiding by the license of the included works.)
>
> Now, in our directory, we require GPL-compatible themes. That's
> "themes", as a whole package. This is best for our users (the people
> who download and use the themes) because it gives them the same
> freedoms we give them with WordPress itself. They're free to use,
> adapt, modify, distribute, etc.
>
> Because we care about the whole theme package, all the individual
> elements in said theme must be compatible with this licensing as well.
> And it is not in our best interests to help you, a theme author,
> knowingly or unknowingly violate somebody else's license.
>
> So regardless of what the author says in a tweet, or an email, or even
> in person: if the actual terms of the license as given in the code or
> on the website are not GPL-Compatible, then it is not allowed and
> anything containing it will not be listed in the repository.
>
> We expect people to respect the WordPress license, which means that we
> must respect other people's licensing terms as well. Even if they give
> permission, the word of the license as written takes precedence.
>
> Now, you can use these people's works for one-off's, or for themes, or
> for your own site, or whatever. That's up to you. We're only concerned
> about what is in our theme repository. If you want to use that code
> for other purposes not involving WordPress.org, then that's all up to
> you, man. :)
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Sayontan Sinha <sayontan at gmail.com> wrote:
> > As an aside I got dinged for using PrettyPhoto in a plugin - the author
> had
> > said it was GPL compatible in response to a Tweet from me, but he hadn't
> > updated his license on his site. A lot of plugins including mine got
> pulled
> > from the repository, and that was when he updated his site.
> >
> > Moral of the story: Don't rely on a Tweet from the author - unless the
> site
> > with the icon set / script explicitly states the work is GPL-compatible,
> > don't use it in your theme / plugin.
> >
> >
> > On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 12:10 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Just saying that you're free to, that's all :)
> >>
> >> Emil
> >>
> >> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Not until he updates his license.
> >>>
> >>> The restriction against redistribution of the software is a
> >>> GPL-incompatible restriction. He needs to remove that restriction
> before the
> >>> icon set can be used in WPORG-hosted Themes.
> >>>
> >>> Chip
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Went that extra mile about Premium Pixel
> >>>> Icons: https://twitter.com/#!/ormanclark/status/197331507596099584 so
> >>>> according to this yes, you can use them in Themes!
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>> Emil
> >>>>
> >>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:13 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:01 AM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>> > Did you add these to the list of GPL-compatible icon  sets in the
> >>>>> > Codex?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Did now. Didn't know that was there.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Otto
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