[theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second version of a theme?

[Jose Castaneda]

I'm perplexed in that you want to have two versions of the same theme. It
would be like having Twenty Thirteen and Twenty Thirteen Two with no
sidebars. Unless I'm somehow misinterpreting what it is you really want.

If the backend infrastructure is all that's changed then I don't see how it
could break sites. That would be like switching from Options Framework to
customizer. LIke I said though I could be misinterpreting what you want.

If it will break sites be proactive about it.

> They could write the name Responsive NG and it wouldn’t make a difference *the
current rule says they can’t use responsive again*

On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:01 PM, Luiz Otávio Miranda <
todoespacoonline at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't get it.. so you can't have the same word in the theme name?
>
> For instance... if you want to name you themes like:
>
> Nice theme name one
> Nice theme name two
> And so on...
>
> All being totally different themes... isn't it allowed any more? ??
> Em 26/09/2014 17:52, "Tom" <wptr at edge22.com> escreveu:
>
> If the update is going to destroy your user's websites, isn't it a
>> different theme? I think naming it II or whatever is confusing.
>>
>>
>>
>> When would it stop? III? IV? I get that Responsive is an awesome keyword,
>> but if it's a different theme, in my opinion it should probably have a
>> different name.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* theme-reviewers [mailto:
>> theme-reviewers-bounces at lists.wordpress.org] *On Behalf Of *Philip M.
>> Hofer (Frumph)
>> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 1:45 PM
>> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second
>> version of a theme?
>>
>>
>>
>> .. you missed the point entirely there Otto, has nothing to do with
>> revision numbers; it has to do with not having all of your old users get
>> their sites destroyed by an update and keeping the same name but it’s a new
>> release of the same theme but with the addition of II at the end of it to
>> keep it denoted as the responsive theme but next generation
>>
>>
>>
>> They could write the name Responsive NG and it wouldn’t make a difference
>> the current rule says they can’t use responsive again.  the II was just
>> written as a matter of descriptor towards the current state.
>>
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>> *From:* Otto <otto at ottodestruct.com>
>>
>> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 1:23 PM
>>
>> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
>> <theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org>
>>
>> *Subject:* Re: [theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second
>> version of a theme?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> We are trying to release Responsive 2.0, and after a year of development
>> and months of debating how to release it we’re now being told we cannot
>> have two themes with the same name.
>>
>>
>>
>> So, you want to have "responsive two version zero point zero point one"
>> and you don't see an inherent problem with this?
>>
>>
>>
>> Version numbers are version numbers. Making your next theme named the
>> same but with an extra fake version number in it is plain ridiculous.
>>
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>>
>> You're the one risking brand confusion here. "Which version of Responsive
>> are you using?" "Oh, version 2". "There is no version two, Responsive only
>> goes to version one nine seven three."
>>
>>
>>
>> My vote: If it's a new theme, then it should have a new name. If it's not
>> a new theme, then it shouldn't have a separate entry in the theme directory
>> for it.
>>
>>
>>
>> -Otto
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