[theme-reviewers] theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 44, Issue 157 i want to join theme review team

Fri Jan 31 22:45:40 UTC 2014

http://make.wordpress.org/themes/about/how-to-join-wptrt/

On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 5:43 PM, Ramiro C. <cramiro9 at outlook.com> wrote:

>
> Hello i am new at trt how do i get access to trac to review a theme?
> My username in wp.org is Kowen
> Thanks in advance.
> Salutations.
>
>
>
> Enviado desde Samsung tablet
>
>
>
> -------- Mensaje original --------
> De: theme-reviewers-request at lists.wordpress.org
> Fecha: 31/01/2014 17:42 (GMT-03:00)
> A: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
> Asunto: theme-reviewers Digest, Vol 44, Issue 157
>
>
> Ticket re-assigned. Sorry for the wait :)
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Web-Dorado <info at web-dorado.com> wrote:
>
>> Dear theme reviewers team
>>
>> We have submitted the Theme Expert for reviewing (Ticket #15507
>> https://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/15507 ) 8 weeks ago. The theme
>> is owned by basantakumar. There is no response from him. We have tried to
>> post comments asking whether the theme is still being reviewed, but still
>> no answer.
>>
>> Please advise what should we do in this case.
>> Best regards
>> Web-Dorado team
>>
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>>
> We're not going to re-hash this. Been there, done that; don't have time
> for it again.
>
> The Guidelines on Licensing state that Themes must be licensed under a
> GPL-compatible license, including all resources bundled with the Theme. The
> Guidelines conform to WordPress.org policy.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Spencer Piontkowski <
> spencer at piontkowski.me> wrote:
>
>> But that contradicts this page: http://wordpress.org/about/license/,
>> which states:
>> "There is some legal grey area regarding what is considered a derivative
>> work, but we feel strongly that plugins and themes are derivative work and
>> thus inherit the GPL license."
>>
>>
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: "Otto" <otto at ottodestruct.com>
>> To: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers." <
>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>> Sent: 1/31/2014 4:33:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Theme License
>>
>>  On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 5:00 AM, Konstantin Kovshenin
>>> <kovshenin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  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 :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> You are incorrect and yes, a theme can be MIT licensed. Compatible is
>>> compatible and it's fine.
>>>
>>> -Otto
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>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
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>>
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>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:25 AM, Spencer Piontkowski <
> spencer at piontkowski.me> wrote:
>
>> But that contradicts this page: http://wordpress.org/about/license/,
>> which states:
>> "There is some legal grey area regarding what is considered a derivative
>> work, but we feel strongly that plugins and themes are derivative work and
>> thus inherit the GPL license."
>>
>
> The MIT license is "freer" than the GPL license. There is no contradiction
> here.
>
> The GPL license prevents others from taking away freedoms. It does not
> actually prevent them from giving you more.
>
> Everything GPL-Compatible is allowed in the WordPress.org systems.
>
> -Otto
>
>
> I apologize. I have only been on the mailing list for a few weeks and
> reviewing themes about as long. This was the first time I've seen a thread
> dealing with licenses. But, I Googled "site:lists.wordpress.org license"
> to search the mailing list archive and found 1520 emails on the subject, so
> I guess it's been hashed many times over the last few years.
>
> I noticed that all the threads I read end with something like "themes in
> WPORG repository must be GPL-compatible." The message is clear, so that's
> what I'll go by. I just wanted to make sure I'm marching to the beat of the
> same drum as everyone else when reviewing themes.
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Chip Bennett" <chip at chipbennett.net>
> To: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers." <
> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
> Sent: 1/31/2014 9:42:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Theme License
>
>
> We're not going to re-hash this. Been there, done that; don't have time
> for it again.
>
> The Guidelines on Licensing state that Themes must be licensed under a
> GPL-compatible license, including all resources bundled with the Theme. The
> Guidelines conform to WordPress.org policy.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:25 PM, Spencer Piontkowski <
> spencer at piontkowski.me> wrote:
>
>> But that contradicts this page: http://wordpress.org/about/license/,
>> which states:
>> "There is some legal grey area regarding what is considered a derivative
>> work, but we feel strongly that plugins and themes are derivative work and
>> thus inherit the GPL license."
>>
>>
>> ------ Original Message ------
>> From: "Otto" <otto at ottodestruct.com>
>> To: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers." <
>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>> Sent: 1/31/2014 4:33:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Theme License
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 5:00 AM, Konstantin Kovshenin
>>> <kovshenin at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>  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 :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> You are incorrect and yes, a theme can be MIT licensed. Compatible is
>>> compatible and it's fine.
>>>
>>> -Otto
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> theme-reviewers mailing list
>>> theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>>> http://lists.wordpress.org/mailman/listinfo/theme-reviewers
>>>
>>
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