[theme-reviewers] Including GPLv3 and LGPLv3 Code Inside of a Theme

[Philip Arthur Moore]

This is fantastic information from both of you. Thanks gentlemen.


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Philip Arthur Moore
> <work at philiparthurmoore.com> wrote:
> > Can you guys shed light on the .org stance of including GPLv3 and LGPLv3
> > code inside of a theme that's released under the GNU General Public
> License
> > v2 or later license?
>
> Sure. You can't do it without making the theme "GPLv3 or later"
> instead. Hope that clarifies matters. :-D
>
> To be fair though, it really depends on the use. For the specific case
> of "code", then presumably that code is being called directly from the
> theme's code. This is what some call "deep integration" and it means
> that the terms of the GPL as applied to derivative works apply.
>
> In general, if the theme is "GPLv2 or later", then simply changing it
> to "GPLv3 or later" is not a big deal. Simply change the license. The
> "or later" part lets you do that.
>
> But because the GPLv3 adds extra restrictions, it is fundamentally
> incompatible with the terms of the GPLv2, so code using both of them
> cannot be distributed without upping the v2 code.
>
> WordPress.org accepts any version of the GPL for inclusion in the
> directory.
>
> -Otto
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