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

[Daniel Tara]

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> On 27 Sep 2014, at 05:28, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com> wrote:
> 
> Zulf,
> 
> We thought about that, but we can’t maintain Responsive 1.x then because it will be cut off from the upgrade API of WordPress.org. We will have no way to push maintenance updates to 1.4+ millions users if we retire it. 
> 
> --Trent Lapinski
> =============
> CEO of CyberChimps Inc.
> http://CyberChimps.com
> Twitter @trentlapinski
> Skype: mobiletrent
> 
>> On Sep 26, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Zulfikar Nore <zulfikarnore at live.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Allowing Responsive II should retire Responsive from the repository.
>> 
>> Solution: Retire Responsive from the repository but continue its maintenance on your own site = no site is broken.
>> Get Responsive II in the repository and allow users to install it and replace Responsive = no site is broken.
>> 
>> Zulf
>> From: trent at cyberchimps.com
>> Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 19:14:58 -0700
>> To: theme-reviewers at lists.wordpress.org
>> Subject: Re: [theme-reviewers] Why can't theme authors have a second version	of a theme?
>> 
>> Daniel,
>> 
>> Why don’t the admins “let it go” and let me name my own products with my own brands. :-p
>> 
>> --Trent Lapinski
>> =============
>> CEO of CyberChimps Inc.
>> http://CyberChimps.com
>> Twitter @trentlapinski
>> Skype: mobiletrent
>> 
>> On Sep 26, 2014, at 7:12 PM, Daniel Fenn <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> After watching this fight I felt like telling trent to listen to the
>> song "let it go" from the movie frozen :)
>> 
>> *Sits back and watches*
>> 
>> On 9/27/14, Emil Uzelac <emil at uzelac.me> wrote:
>> probably the last time where TRT is turned into (politely said) brothel!
>> 
>> On Friday, September 26, 2014, Philip M. Hofer (Frumph) <philip at frumph.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>  Just going to giggle at this., and not cause any waves about it.
>> 
>> *From:* Otto <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','otto at ottodestruct.com');>
>> *Sent:* Friday, September 26, 2014 5:54 PM
>> *To:* Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers.
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','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 7:42 PM, Trent Lapinski <trent at cyberchimps.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','trent at cyberchimps.com');>> wrote:
>> 
>> The TRT has been over ruled by the WordPress Foundation, Matt himself,
>> and has been greatly influenced by Automattic and Audrey Capitol.
>> 
>> 
>> Trent, let's be a bit more civil than that. The Foundation, Matt, and
>> those at Automattic have not done any such thing.
>> 
>> If Emil and the other admins want to change the rules, then nobody's
>> going
>> to stop them. I personally think it's a bad idea, and I'll say so, but
>> I'm
>> not going to use any form of veto power for something that is ultimately
>> so
>> silly.
>> 
>> When I want the rules to be changed, then I have to email those admins
>> and
>> convince them. Done it before.
>> 
>> The only time I've ever been really adamant about anything with regards
>> to
>> the review guidelines was on the security aspects. No using eval and
>> base64
>> and such. Things like that. Those are pretty obvious and sell themselves,
>> really. Those security things are the *only* thing I've ever pushed into
>> the guidelines (via theme-check) unilaterally.
>> 
>> My point was that talking to Emil and the other admins about it, in
>> ticket, is far from pointless. They do have the power to give you an
>> exception. They do have the power to change the guidelines. They do have
>> the power to ignore any or all of the guidelines based on their best
>> judgment. That's why they're the admins. I'm not going to stop them, nor
>> is
>> the Foundation, or Automattic. As for Matt, he likely doesn't have an
>> opinion on the matter either way and would probably have no issue with
>> it.
>> 
>> There is no need to be quite so extremely confrontational like this every
>> time you run into a minor disagreement. You don't need to convince me,
>> but
>> you probably could convince them.
>> 
>> -Otto
>> 
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