[theme-reviewers] Theme License

[Konstantin Kovshenin]

No. Themes in the WordPress.org directory have to be GPL-licensed.
However, if you wish to use a jQuery plugin, or a set of icons that is
MIT-licensed, you are allowed to do so. Don't forget to state that in
a readme file.

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com> wrote:
> But can themes be released with MIT license  instead of GPL v2/v3?
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Konstantin Kovshenin <kovshenin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, MIT is compatible with GPL.
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:59 AM, Stanko Metodiev <stanko at metodiew.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > According to Wikipedia, and Kovshenin's blog post,  MIT license is GPL
>> > compatible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIT_License
>> > and
>> > http://kovshenin.com/2012/the-mit-license-is-compatible-with-the-gpl/.
>> > So my guess is yes, but it would be good if somebody could confirm this.
>> >
>> > Regards
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:53 AM, Ola Łączek <ola at bodera.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Hello!
>> >>
>> >> I've got a question about theme license. I'm reviewing a theme that
>> >> declares MIT license (http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). Is this
>> >> acceptable?
>> >> Here
>> >>
>> >> (http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/license-list.html#GPLCompatibleLicenses/) I
>> >> couldn't find MIT listed as GPL compatible, but then I did independent
>> >> search which seemed to indicate that MIT license is GPL compatible.
>> >> Then I
>> >> also remembered that we allow for bundling MIt licensed resources with
>> >> themes and now I'm lost :)
>> >>
>> >> Best regards,
>> >> Ola Laczek
>> >>
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>> >
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