<div>I'm sorry, maybe my statement was not clear and misleading. Let me elaborate on it.</div><div>PHP are GPL, other files (non-PHP) such as Javascript, CSS, images, icons etc are not. By 'mingle' and 'separating' the files I'm actually referring to separating the PHP and non-PHP, and *mainly* within the non-PHP (css and images). So when we are going to release a free GPL theme, the css need to be cleaned up and released as GPL as well.</div>
<div><br></div><br clear="all">Cheers,<br>CK Ng<br><br>forDrupal Premium Themes (<a href="http://fordrupal.com">http://fordrupal.com</a>)<br>- we make drupal beautiful<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Larry Garfield <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:larry@garfieldtech.com">larry@garfieldtech.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
If you have GPL and non-GPL PHP or Javascript already comingled, then you<br>
cannot distribute the theme in the first place. You don't get to say "well,<br>
we'll work it out later." Anyone who receives the theme from you is entitled<br>
to the PHP code used in it under the GPL. If you are not, right now,<br>
following that then you do not, right now, have the right to distribute the<br>
theme yourself in the first place.<br>
<br>
--Larry Garfield<br>
Drupal Association Director of Legal Affairs<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
On Tuesday 14 April 2009 8:06:56 pm Ng Chin Kiong wrote:<br>
> Mike, yes, template files (*.php) are all licensed under GPL. Modification<br>
> term is covering the 'whole theme', which make up a theme. Does that make<br>
> sense?<br>
><br>
> As for the template files, we plan to release it to public through free<br>
> themes that is already in our roadmap. Releasing the files without a theme<br>
> is not useful to user. Besides, we've to clean up work to do, i.e.<br>
> separating non GPL from the GPL, so that we don't infringe on other<br>
> material licenses instead. =)<br>
><br>
><br>
> Cheers,<br>
> CK Ng<br>
><br>
> forDrupal Premium Themes (<a href="http://fordrupal.com" target="_blank">http://fordrupal.com</a>)<br>
> - we make drupal beautiful<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Michael Prasuhn <<a href="mailto:mike@mikeyp.net">mike@mikeyp.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> > You should also consider getting different legal advice, because you<br>
> > can't restrict the modification and licensing of the actual template<br>
> > files themselves. (i.e. any file in your theme that has PHP). All the<br>
> > actual template files MUST be licensed under the GPL and you may not<br>
> > place additional restrictions that infringe upon the rights granted in<br>
> > the GPL.<br>
> ><br>
> > You are free to license CSS files and images as you see fit. Since they<br>
> > are not part of the Drupal code base.<br>
> ><br>
> > I would not recommend that anyone buy themes from a vendor that does not<br>
> > understand GPL licensing.<br>
> ><br>
> > -Mike<br>
<br>
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