[theme-reviewers] Commercial, Themeforest and WordPress.Org

[Chip Bennett]

"Host" = have a Theme (or Plugin) listed on WPORG.

"Some time" = for as long as I can remember. It's simply enforcement of an
overarching WPORG policy that is "above our pay grade", if you will. :)


On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Japheth Thomson <japh at envato.com> wrote:

> Thanks, Emil.
>
> Can you define "host" and "some time"?  ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Japh
>
>
>
> On 29 July 2013 05:43, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>
>> If you host on WPORG yes and it has been like that for some time now.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 2:40 PM, Japheth Thomson <japh at envato.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Chip,
>>>
>>> Did I read you correctly there? Are you saying that if someone is
>>> selling themes or plugins on ThemeForest or CodeCanyon, they must use the
>>> 100% GPL license, otherwise they are not allowed to also distribute other
>>> themes on WordPress.org?
>>>
>>> Has that been the rule for long?
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Japh
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 29 July 2013 05:33, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you host on wordpress.org, any Themes or Plugins that you sell on
>>>> ThemeForest must be distributed under the ThemeForest 100% GPL license.
>>>> Other than that, the usual commercial/up-sell Theme guidelines apply.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> I am preparing to release my first commercial child theme that using
>>>>> FirmaSite <http://wordpress.org/themes/firmasite> as parent theme.
>>>>> FirmaSite theme's support & information site is
>>>>> http://theme.firmasite.com
>>>>> I will put commercial child theme to ThemeForest as gpl theme. My
>>>>> questions are;
>>>>>
>>>>>    - Is there any restriction on this?
>>>>>    - Can i put a page on http://theme.firmasite.com about this
>>>>>    commercial child-theme?
>>>>>    - Can i put link to ThemeForest in commercial child-theme's page?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ( Sorry if its unrelated to this mail list )
>>>>>
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