[theme-reviewers] GPL and limiting usage

[Srikanth Koneru]

Important question I always wanted to ask :

Theme authors that have themes listed in WP directory, do they have to
release other stuff they create like icons/graphics etc under GPL too? Or
can they sell Icons etc under different license?
I am guessing WP plugins have to gpl ?


On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 1:45 AM, Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com> wrote:

> Additionally, the Pagelines theme *is completely free*. It's in our
> directory. You can download it and use it and not pay a dime. Heck, I have
> the Pagelines theme on a test setup. Works fine, and I didn't pay a thing
> for it.
>
> What they're selling there is membership to their "pro" subscription
> service. You don't have to join the service to use the theme. And they can
> set any price they like on the service, because *they're not selling you
> the theme at all*.
>
> This is being misinterpreted as a "usage" limitation on the theme, but
> those prices don't apply to theme at all, they apply to joining their
> membership system and gaining access to their services. Support services,
> those "pro-editing" plugins or whatever other code they give you access to,
> etc. All the stuff listed lower down on the page. And they have every right
> to charge differently based on the number of sites you're using their
> services to help support and such.
>
> When you get right down to it, Pagelines doesn't actually sell "themes".
> They put their theme in our directory, for free. Their "pro" theme isn't
> actually a different theme at all.
>
> -Otto
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 3:09 PM, Towfiq I. <tislam100 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> ha! got it! 1 website could mean anything. e.g: support provided for one
>> website only.
>>
>
>
>
>
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