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The way I read > any person or business should give their users the same freedoms that WordPress itself provides. Note: this is one step above simple complianc
by prodigal_erik 14y ago
The way I read
> any person or business should give their users the same freedoms that WordPress itself provides. Note: this is one step above simple compliance, which requires PHP code to be GPL/compatible but allows proprietary licenses for JavaScript, CSS, and images.
they are fully aware that theme authors can comply with the GPL yet impose restrictions on users via licensing of non-derivative assets. They're just refusing to promote such parasitic behavior.
- tedunangst 14y agoIf I'm buying a GPL PHP mod I can get elsewhere for free with not-GPL assets, chances are it's because I think the assets are worth paying for. If the assets add sufficient value that people would rather pay than use the free theme, what's the problem?
- icebraining 14y agoNothing in the article indicates they oppose charging, just distribution under different licenses. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html
- Dylan16807 14y agoYou kind of seem to be missing the point on purpose here. In a free software environment, there are many things you can pay for, sure. Support, distribution, development, etc. But paying for the use of specific images is not very fitting. When you buy assets like that it's purely on the basis of IP monopoly, not because they provide you with any service and/or material. Then again I don't think you're supposed to apply it to images in the first place. It's about freedom for software users, the ability to control their own computers. Either way it's not really relevant to this discussion.