[theme-reviewers] Envato to allow 100% GPL themes

[Chip Bennett]

I don't think ThemeForest advertising should be treated any differently
from any other allowable advertising on ThemeURI/AuthorURI; likewise with
Upsell requirements.

Is there anything in particular that you're concerned about, that we would
want to address via the Guidelines?


On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 7:31 AM, Edward Caissie <edward.caissie at gmail.com>wrote:

> As much as I hate to write it, this still may require additional
> guidelines for reviewers to follow-up on ... perhaps an expansion of the
> "up-sell" guidelines to cover the inclusion of ThemeForest as it still does
> hold a unique position over the "premium" theme groups that already have
> "free" themes on the repository.
>
> Maybe something along the lines of only "advertising" the ThemeForest
> premium version of the theme only?
> Unfortunately the term "advertising" still makes me feel like I'm already
> sliding down a slippery slope.
>
> Edward Caissie
> aka Cais.
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:22 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>
>> I'm going to go ahead and say that, once the 100% GPL license is
>> available, Theme developers who use that license option for all their
>> ThemeForest-hosted Themes/Plugins would be welcome to advertise those
>> ThemeForest-hosted Themes/Plugins.
>>
>> (Consider that an official statement, unless/until it is superseded by
>> someone above the pay grade of the WPTRT.)
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 10:20 PM, Justin Tadlock <
>> justin at justintadlock.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  I think it'd be acceptable.  Would we need to get a definitive OK from
>>> Matt on this?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/28/2013 9:12 PM, Daniel Tara wrote:
>>>
>>> Big thumbs up for their decision, here's the announcement:
>>>
>>>  http://notes.envato.com/news/survey-results-about-gpl-opt-in-choice/
>>>
>>>  Question is, does this change our policy towards ThemeForest? Will
>>> authors now be able to sell and promote themes that are 100% GPL and sold
>>> on TF?
>>>
>>>  Daniel
>>>
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