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If Chris were to release another version of Thesis that didn't use any GPL'ed code, would Thesis still have to be GPL'ed? What I'm asking is if Thesis is tainte
by BobbyH 16y ago
If Chris were to release another version of Thesis that didn't use any GPL'ed code, would Thesis still have to be GPL'ed? What I'm asking is if Thesis is tainted forever by this copy-paste-refactor, or if he could "fix" the issue.
- jmillikin 16y agoThesis itself can be fixed by removing any infringing code, but the developer's reputation might be more difficult to repair.
- petercooper 16y agoConsidering a few million dollars' worth of Thesis licenses have been sold in the last couple of years, we shouldn't be whipping out the Kleenex just yet :-)
- rick888 16y ago"Thesis itself can be fixed by removing any infringing code, but the developer's reputation might be more difficult to repair." Considering that he was already attacked when the guys from wordpress didn't even know if he was using code or not, I doubt it. Matt already stated that any themes or plugins fall under the GPL (even if you are only making function calls)
- jambo 16y agoThis is the Drupal Association's stance as well, and I think it has some side effects, that haven't been considered, with respect to content.