[theme-reviewers] Theme URI/Author URI Question

[Abhik Biswas]

Chip,

I am just setting up my store . And, the Author URI in the current ticket
is my blog where I am using Thesis and promoting it. Once the store is up
and running, I'll remove that.

Thanks



On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 6:52 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> 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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