[theme-reviewers] Clarification on non-GPL themes on Author/ThemeURI

Tue May 28 02:26:42 UTC 2013

Don't approve (if this is included link) and don't click ;)

Emil

On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 9:19 PM, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com> wrote:

> Still no joy.
>
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I got a feeling that they may be redirecting base on IP address or
>> something, still doing it for me.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:28 AM, Josh Pollock <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Try from this link:
>> >
>> > http://mythem.es/regular-license/
>> >
>> > This is the linked on the pages of their site for the up-sell themes.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> I am being redirected too.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Josh Pollock <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Here's the ticket http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12368 .
>> They
>> >>> left the links in the last comment work.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> It's also taking me to wop.ro as well. Adding to that, the site is
>> >>>> being blocked here as well.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>> > weird, i am getting wop.ro even after using a proxy.
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> >
>> >>>> > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Josh Pollock <
>> jpollock412 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> > wrote:
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> Works for me at: http://mythem.es/regular-license
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >>
>> >>>> >> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Srikanth Koneru <
>> tskk79 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> >> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>> i am being redirected to wop.ro when i click the link, does that
>> >>>> >>> happen
>> >>>> >>> to you too?
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>>
>> >>>> >>> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 5:20 AM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>
>> >>>> >>>> I got an in-ticket response to this issue today. Their up-sell
>> >>>> >>>> themes,
>> >>>> >>>> which have free versions currently in the theme directory, carry
>> >>>> >>>> this very
>> >>>> >>>> not gpl-compatible license: http://mythem.es/regular-license
>> >>>> >>>>
>> >>>> >>>>
>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>> Done.
>> >>>> >>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Chip Bennett
>> >>>> >>>>> <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> >>>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>> Add a comment to the ticket, and change the resolution to
>> >>>> >>>>>> "not-approved".
>> >>>> >>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>> I'll take care of the Themes already in Extend.
>> >>>> >>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
>> >>>> >>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>> I closed all of their themes in the queue. What about
>> approved
>> >>>> >>>>>>> themes?
>> >>>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>> For instance this one:
>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7877
>> >>>> >>>>>>> It was just approved yesterday so it is probably not live
>> yet.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>> They have 9 themes in the repository, all of which I just
>> >>>> >>>>>>> rejected an
>> >>>> >>>>>>> update to, except the one who's ticket I mentioned above.
>> This
>> >>>> >>>>>>> is there
>> >>>> >>>>>>> profile:
>> >>>> >>>>>>> http://profiles.wordpress.org/mythemes/
>> >>>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Chip Bennett
>> >>>> >>>>>>> <chip at chipbennett.net>
>> >>>> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>> Feel free to close them all. Just reference/link the
>> comment in
>> >>>> >>>>>>>> the
>> >>>> >>>>>>>> first ticket, so any potential subsequent reviewers can
>> follow
>> >>>> >>>>>>>> the issue.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> I never got a response to my query about whether or not
>> this
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> person's up-sell themes are GPL compatible. They have 10
>> or so
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> other themes
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> in the queue. Should anything be done about this?
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> OK. I will ask the developer via a in ticket comment to
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> clarify
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> and see what happens. If it appears to be an issue I will
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> report back.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Chip Bennett
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> It does change things, but only technically. In order to
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> have a
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Theme hosted in the directory, a developer must release
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *all* Themes under a
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> GPL-compatible license. Therefore, all commercial Themes,
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> whether an up-sell
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> version of the directory-hosted Theme, or a separate
>> Theme
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> entirely, must be
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> GPL-compatible. Thus, the developer must still list the
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> license for all
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Themes, free and/or commercial.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> To clarify, the theme I am reviewing only has a free,
>> GPL2
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> licensed, version. The up-sell theme I linked to, I got
>> to
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> by following a
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> link int he menu of the developers theme. I do not know
>> if
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> that changes
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> things as far as this theme goes.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I just checked and the theme I just linked to is in the
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> queue.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12076
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Edward Caissie
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I would read that as more the "paid" version is more
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> robust or
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> not "a simplified" version, but it still does not
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> explicitly address the
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> potential for the "paid" version to be licensed in some
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> other manner than
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> GPL-compatible (there was no obvious disclosure that I
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> could find).
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ask the author for clarification and take them at their
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> word
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ... the paid versions should also be GPL-compatible
>> and if
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> they are not then
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the "free" version should be addressed appropriately.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Edward Caissie
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> aka Cais.
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Josh Pollock
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> A theme I am reviewing has several themes for sale on
>> the
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> page
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> linked via author/theme URI, as well as the credit
>> links
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the footer and
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> theme options, that seem to not be GPL licensed. For
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> example:
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://mythem.es/my-way
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The full version fo the theme is for sale on this page
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> their is a link to a free version of this theme. The
>> free
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> version link is
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> prefaced with this text "You can download free
>> version of
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> this item with GPL
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 license. This package is a simplified version." This
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> implies that the paid
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> version is not GPL, but I can't be sure. If they are
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> selling nonGPL themes
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on this page is that an issue, and if so how should I
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> confirm they really
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> are non GPL?
>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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