[consulting] New Premium Community Theme - Platino

[Ng Chin Kiong]

I'm sorry, maybe my statement was not clear and misleading. Let me elaborate
on it.
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.


Cheers,
CK Ng

forDrupal Premium Themes (http://fordrupal.com)
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On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Larry Garfield <larry at garfieldtech.com>wrote:

> If you have GPL and non-GPL PHP or Javascript already comingled, then you
> cannot distribute the theme in the first place.  You don't get to say
> "well,
> we'll work it out later."  Anyone who receives the theme from you is
> entitled
> to the PHP code used in it under the GPL.  If you are not, right now,
> following that then you do not, right now, have the right to distribute the
> theme yourself in the first place.
>
> --Larry Garfield
> Drupal Association Director of Legal Affairs
>
> On Tuesday 14 April 2009 8:06:56 pm Ng Chin Kiong wrote:
> > Mike, yes, template files (*.php) are all licensed under GPL.
> Modification
> > term is covering the 'whole theme', which make up a theme. Does that make
> > sense?
> >
> > As for the template files, we plan to release it to public through free
> > themes that is already in our roadmap. Releasing the files without a
> theme
> > is not useful to user. Besides, we've to clean up work to do, i.e.
> > separating non GPL from the GPL, so that we don't infringe on other
> > material licenses instead. =)
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > CK Ng
> >
> > forDrupal Premium Themes (http://fordrupal.com)
> > - we make drupal beautiful
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 5:28 AM, Michael Prasuhn <mike at mikeyp.net>
> wrote:
> > > You should also consider getting different legal advice, because you
> > > can't restrict the modification and licensing of the actual template
> > > files themselves. (i.e. any file in your theme that has PHP). All the
> > > actual template files MUST be licensed under the GPL and you may not
> > > place additional restrictions that infringe upon the rights granted in
> > > the GPL.
> > >
> > > You are free to license CSS files and images as you see fit. Since they
> > > are not part of the Drupal code base.
> > >
> > > I would not recommend that anyone buy themes from a vendor that does
> not
> > > understand GPL licensing.
> > >
> > > -Mike
>
> --
> Larry Garfield
> larry at garfieldtech.com
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