[theme-reviewers] Theme License

[Jasper Kips]

Uhm, no. A theme, or a plugin, is not a derivative work. It doesn't change WordPress code. It uses WordPress. A subtle, but important difference.

Jasper
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Van: "Konstantin Kovshenin" <kovshenin at gmail.com>
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Onderwerp: [theme-reviewers] Theme License
Datum: vr, jan. 31, 2014 12:00


Which is strange though, because a WordPress theme (and a plugin) is
derivative work of WordPress and has to inherit the GPL license. So I
guess a theme can't be MIT licensed :)

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 2:54 PM, Konstantin Kovshenin
<kovshenin at gmail.com> wrote:
> You're right, obviously: "Themes are required to be 100% GPL-licensed,
> or use a GPL-compatible license. This includes all PHP, HTML, CSS,
> images, fonts, icons, and everything else. All of the theme must be
> GPL-Compatible."
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Mattia Migliorini <deshack at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 8:28 AM, Konstantin Kovshenin <kovshenin at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> No. Themes in the WordPress.org directory have to be GPL-licensed.
>>
>>
>> Well, themes in the WP.org directory have to be GPL-compatible:
>> "Themes are required to be licensed fully under a GPL-compatible license."
>>
>> So MIT license is ok.
>>
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