[theme-reviewers] Providing commercial non-GPL themes

[Ünsal Korkmaz]

Thanks a lot for sparing your time really.

Meanwhile i am talking to font author. He said;

"Hmm, I think that line which is said not to be compatible with GPL is
confusing. I will either remove that line or modify it to make it more
clear. That line only tries to say the icon pack that you purchase
shouldn't be redistributed as a whole (as is)."

He is not sure how can he make it GPL compatible tho. What type of change
does he need to make it GPL compatible?
(Sorry if its unrelated)


On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 3:58 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:

> It's really pretty simple: if you want to host *anything* at WPORG, you
> must be affiliated with *nothing* WordPress-related (Themes *and* Plugins)
> that is not GPL-compatible.
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 8:18 AM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Ok.. So font pack is not GPL compatible.
>> Somehow i want to give my commerical users to use this font-pack.
>>
>> If i split it from theme and create a plugin that includes font-pack and
>> makes statement that they cant reproduce or resell this plugin.
>>  Is it again violating commerical theme rules?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:55 PM, yulian yordanov <yul.yordanov at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> "This license does not give you the right to reproduce or resell
>>> IcoMoon's icon packs. The purpose of the project/product in which you use
>>> the icons should not be icon redistribution."
>>>
>>> This statement contradicts GPL, so it cannot be compatible with GPL.
>>> Unfortunately...
>>>
>>> Fingli
>>>
>>>
>>> 2013/9/3 Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>
>>>
>>>> I really dont want to violate anyone's license so trying to be clean as
>>>> much as i can.
>>>> One of my premium component is Icomoon's Ultimate Pack<http://icomoon.io/#icons>
>>>>  It has a Developer Friendly License <http://icomoon.io/#icons/license>.
>>>> It looks ok for me to include it in commerical GPL theme right?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 2:38 PM, Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Anyone who hosts a Theme in the official Theme directory must not be
>>>>> affiliated in any way with non-GPL-compatible Themes. This is not WPTRT
>>>>> Guidelines, but rather WPORG policy:
>>>>> http://wordpress.org/themes/about/
>>>>>
>>>>> "Themes from sites that support non-GPL (or compatible) themes or
>>>>> violate the WordPress community guidelines themes will not be approved.
>>>>> "
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:49 AM, Ünsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>    - Commercial versions of free Themes (i.e. “freemium” or
>>>>>>    “up-sell” Themes) are *required* to be released under
>>>>>>    GPL-compatible licenses
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I want to clarify a thing before it becomes a trouble.
>>>>>> Theme: FirmaSite <http://wordpress.org/themes/firmasite>
>>>>>> Theme Uri: http://theme.firmasite.com/gpl/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am preparing to release a premium theme. Probably it wont be full
>>>>>> GPL because of some premium components. Its based on my FirmaSite theme but
>>>>>> its not child-theme of FirmaSite or its not a up-sell (there is no links or
>>>>>> any type of description in FirmaSite to promote commercial ones.). Its just
>>>>>> using FirmaSite as core.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Basically my GPL theme is not related to commercial theme. Commerical
>>>>>> theme is just using GPL theme as core. GPL theme is in
>>>>>> http://theme.firmasite.com/gpl/ and i am planning to release and
>>>>>> give support in same site ( http://theme.firmasite.com/commercial/ etc.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Is there any problem?
>>>>>>
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