Comments on: Suit & Tie http://blogthemesplus.com/suit-tie/ Showcasing high quality, professional themes. Mon, 14 May 2012 23:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rupert http://blogthemesplus.com/suit-tie/comment-page-1/#comment-8677 Rupert Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:35:34 +0000 http://blogthemesplus.com/suit-tie/#comment-8677 Despite contrary belief, this doesn’t mean that you are able to redistribute the themes or use their developed/premium code for your own projects (without first purchasing the themes) <strong>Wrong, baby, it surely does. Read the GPL fist, then publish a post. If I get GPL version of anything from any source, I can edit, use and redistribute it without any restrictions (that doesn't mean I will), even without telling it to original author etc. And when I decide to fork it and build upon it, it is the same scenario!</strong>. Please, do not lie to people. Fist lines of GNU General Public License:<strong><em>Copyright (C) [years] [name of copyright holder] This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version...</em></strong> GPL FAQ: <strong>Does the GPL allow me to require that anyone who receives the software must pay me a fee and/or notify me?</strong> No. In fact, a requirement like that would make the program non-free. If people have to pay when they get a copy of a program, or if they have to notify anyone in particular, then the program is not free. See the definition of free software. The GPL is a free software license, and therefore it permits people to use and even redistribute the software without being required to pay anyone a fee for doing so. <strong> If someone steals a CD containing a version of a GPL-covered program, does the GPL give him the right to redistribute that version? If the version has been released elsewhere, then the thief probably does have the right to make copies and redistribute them under the GPL, but if he is imprisoned for stealing the CD he may have to wait until his release before doing so. </strong> If the version in question is unpublished and considered by a company to be its trade secret, then publishing it may be a violation of trade secret law, depending on other circumstances. The GPL does not change that. If the company tried to release its version and still treat it as a trade secret, that would violate the GPL, but if the company hasn't released this version, no such violation has occurred. Despite contrary belief, this doesn’t mean that you are able to redistribute the themes or use their developed/premium code for your own projects (without first purchasing the themes)
Wrong, baby, it surely does. Read the GPL fist, then publish a post. If I get GPL version of anything from any source, I can edit, use and redistribute it without any restrictions (that doesn’t mean I will), even without telling it to original author etc. And when I decide to fork it and build upon it, it is the same scenario!.
Please, do not lie to people.

Fist lines of GNU General Public License:Copyright (C) [years] [name of copyright holder]
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version…

GPL FAQ:

Does the GPL allow me to require that anyone who receives the software must pay me a fee and/or notify me?
No. In fact, a requirement like that would make the program non-free. If people have to pay when they get a copy of a program, or if they have to notify anyone in particular, then the program is not free. See the definition of free software.
The GPL is a free software license, and therefore it permits people to use and even redistribute the software without being required to pay anyone a fee for doing so.


If someone steals a CD containing a version of a GPL-covered program, does the GPL give him the right to redistribute that version?
If the version has been released elsewhere, then the thief probably does have the right to make copies and redistribute them under the GPL, but if he is imprisoned for stealing the CD he may have to wait until his release before doing so.

If the version in question is unpublished and considered by a company to be its trade secret, then publishing it may be a violation of trade secret law, depending on other circumstances. The GPL does not change that. If the company tried to release its version and still treat it as a trade secret, that would violate the GPL, but if the company hasn’t released this version, no such violation has occurred.

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