Comments on: WordPress, the GPL, and Thesis http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/ Random rants and wandering words Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:20:49 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Milio http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-467857 Milio Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:52:19 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-467857 @Cory, since Thesis is not GPL it is not legally redistributable. Chris Pearson, the author, is a litigious jerk and will track you down and eat your spleen if you even consider using it in violation of his rules. @Cory, since Thesis is not GPL it is not legally redistributable. Chris Pearson, the author, is a litigious jerk and will track you down and eat your spleen if you even consider using it in violation of his rules.

]]> By: Cory http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-467790 Cory Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:03:42 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-467790 What stops someone (or many people) from taking Thesis and releasing it to the world. Can they use the same argument, DIYthemes cannot and will not enforce it? What stops someone (or many people) from taking Thesis and releasing it to the world. Can they use the same argument, DIYthemes cannot and will not enforce it?

]]> By: WordPress Themes are GPL and Chris Pearson still acting like a bully » Mark Finch Thoughts http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-467615 WordPress Themes are GPL and Chris Pearson still acting like a bully » Mark Finch Thoughts Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:47:09 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-467615 [...] over his last aggressive comments Chris Pearson continues to act like a bully on an interview with Another Blogger where Aaron B. Hockley asks Chris Pearson about the GPL opinion on Twitter and Chris states [...] [...] over his last aggressive comments Chris Pearson continues to act like a bully on an interview with Another Blogger where Aaron B. Hockley asks Chris Pearson about the GPL opinion on Twitter and Chris states [...]

]]> By: Aaron Jorbin http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-467600 Aaron Jorbin Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:18:27 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-467600 The interpretation by James Vasile of the Software Freedom Law Center is pretty straigtforward. The PHP of themes is required to be GPL, while the css, images and javascript does not. Thus Thesis is clearly in violation and needs to either get in compliance or risk a lawsuit that will be a lot more damagin to there revenue model than gpl compliance. @justinS Plugins, even more clearly than themes are derivative works and thus need to be licensed under the gpl in my not a lawyer opinion. I'll leave the question of if it is just the php or also css, javascript, etc. that needs to be gpl up to the actual lawyers. The interpretation by James Vasile of the Software Freedom Law Center is pretty straigtforward. The PHP of themes is required to be GPL, while the css, images and javascript does not. Thus Thesis is clearly in violation and needs to either get in compliance or risk a lawsuit that will be a lot more damagin to there revenue model than gpl compliance.

@justinS Plugins, even more clearly than themes are derivative works and thus need to be licensed under the gpl in my not a lawyer opinion. I’ll leave the question of if it is just the php or also css, javascript, etc. that needs to be gpl up to the actual lawyers.

]]> By: JustinS http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-467599 JustinS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:16:09 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-467599 Ok, I went and read the article. Seems to me that the same logic they use to justify requiring GPL for themes would also apply to plugins, perhaps even more so. Ok, I went and read the article. Seems to me that the same logic they use to justify requiring GPL for themes would also apply to plugins, perhaps even more so.

]]> By: JustinS http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-467597 JustinS Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:17:06 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-467597 Too lazy to read Matt's piece... are they trying to dictate that plugins also be GPL? Too lazy to read Matt’s piece… are they trying to dictate that plugins also be GPL?

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