WordPress.com Forums » Tag: GPL license - Recent Posts http://en.forums.wordpress.com/tags/gpl-license WordPress.com Forums » Tag: GPL license - Recent Posts en Thu, 20 Jun 2013 05:13:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1-alpha-2539 macmanx on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025361 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 08:01:40 +0000 macmanx 1025361@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You're welcome!

]]> fairgosolutiondesigns on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025303 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 04:21:55 +0000 fairgosolutiondesigns 1025303@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks guys, much appreciated :)

]]> macmanx on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025279 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:27:54 +0000 macmanx 1025279@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ themes (at) automattic (dot) com

Sorry about that!

]]> raincoaster on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025274 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:22:38 +0000 raincoaster 1025274@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ email redacted

]]> philiparthurmoore on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025258 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 03:05:19 +0000 philiparthurmoore 1025258@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hi Matt. Please get in touch with themes [at] automattic [dot] com about your premium themes. Cheers!

]]> macmanx on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025251 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 02:57:34 +0000 macmanx 1025251@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ That should be fine for step 1. I have let our team know, thanks!

]]> fairgosolutiondesigns on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1025156 Sat, 29 Sep 2012 00:17:48 +0000 fairgosolutiondesigns 1025156@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thanks for the response macmanx :)

Absolutely, I've provided the licensing information in the Style.css as per the practices recommended on WordPress.org. This simply states the following:

License: GNU General Public License v2.0
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Are there any store requirements beyond this for denoting the licensing, such as a license.txt or similar within the theme, or will this cover it?

]]> macmanx on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1024927 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 21:02:01 +0000 macmanx 1024927@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Thank you for the recommendation!

Is the theme GPL licensed? It will need to be licensed under the GPL before being considered for inclusion on WordPress.com.

]]> fairgosolutiondesigns on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1024279 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:05:38 +0000 fairgosolutiondesigns 1024279@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ By way of some extra details...

Theme URL: http://clients.fgsd.com.au/eportfolio/ (Includes sample data used for unit tests)

Theme Support Page: http://www.teachertechnologies.com/projects/eportfolio/

Why on WordPress.com? : Many Australian teachers use wordpress.com for their professional blogs and would like to start using their blogs as eportfolios. The Australian Institute for Teaching & School Leadership (AITSL) will be asking teachers to collate evidence that their current practice measures up against the new National Professional Standards for Teachers (NPSfT). This theme is designed to help teachers use the WordPress.com platform to do just that.

It needs to be available in the WordPress store as most teachers have a WordPress.com account rather than a self-hosted blog. If it is not in the store I currently have no way of sharing this helpful theme with them.

As you can imagine, it has taken a fair bit of time to develop this theme, as such I'd like this to be incorporated as a premium offering that I can recoup my development costs from.

Many thanks, Matt

]]> fairgosolutiondesigns on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1024266 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:31:13 +0000 fairgosolutiondesigns 1024266@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hey all,

I have been developing a theme which I'd like to be able to distribute to users of wordpress.com.

I have gone through and passed the appropriate unit tests advised on WordPress.org (both manually & using theme-check) and have ensured my theme is W3C compliant.

I can't for the life of me find an appropriate contact point on wordpress.com, or instructions on how I can go about distributing my theme as a paid product in the theme store (or if this is even possible!).

Is there anyone with some experience in this area that could assist me at all? I'd be hugely grateful for any constructive advice.

Many thanks, Matt

]]> supportbot on "Distributing Premium Theme on WordPress.com" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/distributing-premium-theme-on-wordpresscom#post-1024267 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:31:13 +0000 supportbot 1024267@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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]]> macmanx on "Permission to reproduce my page for book I'm writing" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permission-to-reproduce-my-page-for-book-im-writing#post-854410 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 06:55:16 +0000 macmanx 854410@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ All of the themes in use at WordPress.com are licensed under the GPL, so you may feel free to use them as desired.

Of course, a credit back to the theme author would be super-nice. :)

]]> raincoaster on "Permission to reproduce my page for book I'm writing" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permission-to-reproduce-my-page-for-book-im-writing#post-854372 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:29:34 +0000 raincoaster 854372@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Unfortunately that's a supposedly-temporary throttle that staff have put on the support service. I'll flag this thread for staff attention and see if that gets you a response.

]]> jimklein on "Permission to reproduce my page for book I'm writing" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permission-to-reproduce-my-page-for-book-im-writing#post-854364 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 05:06:39 +0000 jimklein 854364@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Raincoaster -

Thanks for the reply. I hit the Help button, and from what I can tell, it appears that in order for a human being to respond to a question, I need to upgrade my membership. Otherwise, I am not entitled to more than a search of topics. Does that sound right?

]]> raincoaster on "Permission to reproduce my page for book I'm writing" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permission-to-reproduce-my-page-for-book-im-writing#post-854288 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:34:26 +0000 raincoaster 854288@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The answer is simple, and NOT the answer given by jtanna01, since you're not reproducing the software, you're reproducing the THEME.

Contact staff via your Dashboard Help button. It is almost certain that they will give you the green light. Staff are able to contact the theme author directly, and they are more aware of the terms under which WP.com uses themes than a regular blogger would be. You might already have that right. In any case, they can clear things up and they are very supportive of authors here.

]]> jtanna01 on "Permission to reproduce my page for book I'm writing" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permission-to-reproduce-my-page-for-book-im-writing#post-854272 Sat, 31 Mar 2012 02:20:06 +0000 jtanna01 854272@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Almost all materials published on WordPress, WordPress.com and WordPress.org is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

This being the case, you can redistribute it and/or modify it in any way you want provided you give proper credit and acknowledgement and provide links to the source so that the reader is fully aware that the material is not your original work.

Caveat: I am not a lawyer nor am I official spokesperson of any organizations affiliated to WordPress inc; I am just an ordinary user of WP products.

Hope this helps.

]]> jimklein on "Permission to reproduce my page for book I'm writing" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/permission-to-reproduce-my-page-for-book-im-writing#post-853775 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:51:06 +0000 jimklein 853775@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ I'm writing a book which is being published this winter. One of the chapters concerns networking, and I would like to reproduce one or two of my WordPress pages as examples of how WordPress can be an effective way to put yourself and your work out there. Since I am using a theme credited to someone else and the TOS doesn't give me the right to reproduce, I need to know who to contact for permission to reproduce screenshots for the book. I have been unable to find any phone numbers, and don't know whether or not I have to get separate permission from Brian Veluso (creator of Chaotic Soul, the background) or just one permission from the folks at WorldPress.

Any help would be appreciated. I would hate to have to omit this stuff from the book.

Thanks,

Jim

]]> michiecat on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-738919 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:47:05 +0000 michiecat 738919@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Yes, thesacredpath is correct about the fact that footer credits must stay intact on WordPress.com and cannot be hidden with CSS.

]]> thesacredpath on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-738916 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:45:30 +0000 thesacredpath 738916@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Also note that the one thing that cannot be removed or hidden from the themes here at wordpress.COM are the footer credits, typically at the very bottom of the theme. Those have to stay in place.

]]> michiecat on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-738896 Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:20:44 +0000 michiecat 738896@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Twenty Eleven, like WordPress and all of the themes available on http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ , is released under the GPL license, meaning you are free to modify it as you wish. For more information on the license, you can have a look at WordPress.org License page: http://codex.wordpress.org/License

Please note: If you are modifying a WordPress.com blog, you may edit the header and background. If you have the Custom Design upgrade, you can edit the CSS and fonts. If you would like to edit the actual template files, then you would need a self-hosted WordPress.org blog instead.

]]> thesacredpath on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-737524 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:05:33 +0000 thesacredpath 737524@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Twenty Eleven, as far as I know is GPL, not create commons. WordPress itself is GPL, which means themes that are used on wordpress have to be GPL although certain types of code used in them can have more restrictive licensing.

]]> timethief on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-737505 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:24:02 +0000 timethief 737505@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ The version of the Twenty Eleven theme we have at WordPress.com has been coded to run on our multi-user software. If you need information on the WordPress.org version of the theme please see here > http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

]]> supportbot on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-737503 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:17:43 +0000 supportbot 737503@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

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]]> babele82 on "Twenty Eleven: can I modify it? What kind of Crearive Common License has?" http://en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/twenty-eleven-can-i-modify-it-what-kind-of-crearive-common-license-has#post-737502 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 19:17:42 +0000 babele82 737502@http://en.forums.wordpress.com/ Hello to everyone,
I'd like to kwon what kind of creative common licence has the wordpress free template Twenty Eleven.
In specific I need to modify and use it for a company.

Where can i find the common rules to respect to use Twenty Eleven template?

thank you in advace

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