[theme-reviewers] Envato’s License Changes For The Worse

Chip Bennett chip at chipbennett.net
Fri Jan 25 01:16:24 UTC 2013


Given that, under current policy, we wouldn't approve an upsell Theme for
which the commercial version was hosted on ThemeForest: no, it doesn't
really change anything.


On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:

> it does if the Pro version of the Theme is linked to TF right?
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 5:51 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> Since we already currently do not accept Themes from developers who sell
>> on ThemeForest, I would only extend the current WPF-WordCamp-Envato
>> discussion so far as to say that if/when Envato allows their developers to
>> choose a 100% GPL-compatible license for their Themes, then I believe that
>> any Theme developers who choose to use such a license would be welcome to
>> submit Themes for inclusion in the wp.org Theme directory.
>>
>> Otherwise, it really doesn't impact the Theme directory or the Theme
>> Review Team, I think.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 4:47 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at themeid.com> wrote:
>>
>>> FYI: http://themeshaper.com/2013/01/24/envato-license/
>>>
>>> P.S. Any questions, please post them on ThemeShaper instead.
>>> I am just a messenger.
>>>
>>> Emil
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