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Old 06-16-2012, 02:42 PM  
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Originally Posted by Brujah View Post
Did we still need more proof? I'm only interested in the GPL portion of the conversation.
I don't understand why this dead horse keeps getting beaten and how split-GPL is being pulled in to a conversation about GPL.

The argument is about themes RELEASED UNDER GPL.

The person who created the theme cannot go back after the fact and then do a split-GPL on a theme or content that was previously released under a pure GPL. It would have to be completely fresh/custom code/design for a split-GPL to apply.

You cannot just take XYZ Theme, label it XYZ Theme 2.0 and change it to a split-GPL.

But, the further argument to this is that unless the theme itself can stand on its own outside of the WP system, even still GPL applies rather than split-GPL. This is where it gets cloudy and grey.

Gimme-Website is clearly trolling at this point with her 'but i just want to understand' comments while still taking jabs at fris. If someone making 6 figures doing design work really wanted a more definitive answer they would consult a lawyer rather than us rabble on a webmaster forum.
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