[theme-reviewers] theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 40, Issue 11

Pilar iammovingstars copperblackent at gmail.com
Tue Sep 3 16:14:34 UTC 2013


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>    1. Re: Providing commercial non-GPL themes (?nsal Korkmaz)
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> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 15:18:46 +0300
> From: ?nsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>
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> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Providing commercial non-GPL themes
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> 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 ?nsal 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, ?nsal 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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> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 08:58:53 -0400
> From: Chip Bennett <chip at chipbennett.net>
> To: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers."
>         <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Providing commercial non-GPL themes
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> 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, ?nsal 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 ?nsal 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, ?nsal 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?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
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> >>>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Yulian Yordanov
> >> post-scriptum.info
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
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> >>
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> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 16:02:54 +0300
> From: ?nsal Korkmaz <unsalkorkmaz at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers."
>         <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Providing commercial non-GPL themes
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> 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, ?nsal 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 ?nsal 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, ?nsal 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?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> _______________________________________________
> >>>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
> >>>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> >>>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Yulian Yordanov
> >>> post-scriptum.info
> >>>
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