Comments on: WordPress, the GPL, and Thesis http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/ Random rants and wandering words Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:52:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Harsh Agrawal http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-468090 Harsh Agrawal Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:12:52 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-468090 I have been monitoring whole #thesiswp debate. Though being a Thesis skin dev. I still believe Matt was right till a point. Though the way he reacted on twitter was far away from professionalism and least expected from him. I will rather wait to see Matt filing a lawsuit against Thesis if he things he is also right legally. :) I have been monitoring whole #thesiswp debate. Though being a Thesis skin dev. I still believe Matt was right till a point. Though the way he reacted on twitter was far away from professionalism and least expected from him. I will rather wait to see Matt filing a lawsuit against Thesis if he things he is also right legally. :)

]]> By: Laura http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-468086 Laura Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:05:11 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-468086 I'm not a legal expert but it seems a simple solution for Thesis would be to branch out and become more than just a theme for WordPress. If Thesis had themes which also run on Blogger, Movable Type, Tumblr, etc then it would not have to be a derivative of WordPress would it? Instead it would be a product which stands on it's own and includes WordPress in it's options. I’m not a legal expert but it seems a simple solution for Thesis would be to branch out and become more than just a theme for WordPress. If Thesis had themes which also run on Blogger, Movable Type, Tumblr, etc then it would not have to be a derivative of WordPress would it? Instead it would be a product which stands on it’s own and includes WordPress in it’s options.

]]> By: Vince http://www.anotherblogger.com/2009/07/02/wordpress-gpl-thesis/comment-page-1/#comment-468079 Vince Sat, 26 Jun 2010 11:29:33 +0000 http://www.anotherblogger.com/?p=1248#comment-468079 But Thesis is a derivative work of Wordpress and should come under GPL. As it was said, Thesis can never function without Wordpress and so makes it a derivative work. But Thesis is a derivative work of WordPress and should come under GPL. As it was said, Thesis can never function without WordPress and so makes it a derivative work.

]]> 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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