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

Tue May 28 02:28:07 UTC 2013

Lucky for me it get blocked by our AV system and even if it did do
something, it just a restart away thanks to deepfreeze  :)


On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 12:26 PM, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
> Don't approve (if this is included link) and don't click ;)
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> Emil
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> 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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