[theme-reviewers] Theme URI/Author URI Question

[Chip Bennett]

Okay, so:

1. Theme URI must be a link to a resource for the Theme itself - the free
version, not an upsell/commercial version. You may link to the
upsell/commercial version *from* Theme URI.
2. You may use your Theme shop as Author URI

But, if the site runs/promotes Thesis (or any other non-GPL-compatible
Theme), it is not valid as either Theme URI or Author URI.

Probably a silly question, but: if you're a commercial Theme vendor, why
are you running another commercial Theme vendor's Theme on your site?


On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 8:16 AM, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com> wrote:

> Sorry Chip, I should have mentioned the ticket.
> Its here: http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/11183
>
> Thanks
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Jonny <wp at stormfire.eu> wrote:
>
>> Ahh I see, thanks for correcting me.
>>
>> Jay
>>
>>
>> ZOOM ZOOM
>>
>> On 5 Mar 2013, at 12:48, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>>
>> Only a certain version of Thesis, found to have incorporated core
>> WordPress code, was released under a split license.
>>
>> Subsequent versions of Thesis are released under the proprietary,
>> non-GPL-compatible, DIYThemes license.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:05 AM, Jonny <wp at stormfire.eu> wrote:
>>
>>> Wait...
>>>
>>> I thought thesis switched to a duel licence sometime last year?
>>>
>>> If I remember rightly and it did, then it is GPL compatible, not GPL
>>> enough to be listed on .org but GPL enough as to make the reason for
>>> disallowing the theme invalid.
>>>
>>> Correct me if I'm wrong however.
>>>
>>> ZOOM ZOOM
>>>
>>> On 5 Mar 2013, at 08:16, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Got my theme *not-approved* and two of the few reasons are:
>>> >
>>> > 1. Author URI is an internet marketing site, not a personal site
>>> > 2. Author URI/Theme URI site promotes Thesis, which is a
>>> non-GPL-compatible WordPress Theme
>>> >
>>> > Well, I am fine with that. However, I do have a question on this. May
>>> be that have been discussed a lot of times but I can't find it anywhere.
>>> >
>>> > I have a store that have both paid and free themes (and plugins). All
>>> of them are 100% GPL compatible (including the bundles resources).
>>> >
>>> > May I use the home url as Author URI and the url where the theme is
>>> listed (in case of a paid theme, a buy now button is there along with a
>>> button to download the free version) as the Theme URI?
>>> >
>>> > Thanks
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