Comments on: Thesis + GPL + WordPress = Pain

By: Making the Switch: From Thesis to Canvas by WooThemes! | James R Lee (dot info)

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:55:26 +0000

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By: James

James — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:50:34 +0000

As a Thesis user – and some of it on a corporate URL – the whole thing has me nervous. While I like that CP broke down and did a split GPL, it still raises eyebrows at the office.

I’d love to hear what you think of the alternate frameworks you are considering. What works, what doesn’t, and why. Trying to compare Genesis & Thesis? So far, I have not had much luck.

By: Dr. Lawrence Kindo

Dr. Lawrence Kindo — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:15:14 +0000

I hope there is no divorce at the end of this. I am a huge Thesis-wordpress fan and I will feel at a loss if the parents divorce. This after all the trial and error of finding the perfect publishing platform and the perfect theme. I hope they find common ground to keep the perfect marriage going.

By: Bob Waltman

Bob Waltman — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:16:58 +0000

Great post Greg. I kind of feel the same way you do even though I’ve been working with Thesis for a shorter than you. You actually gave me a great lesson on Thesis and it was the start of my career with Thesis and WordPress. So now I too am looking for something different but not sure what to go with. Tried Headway but wasn’t crazy about it, any suggestions would be welcome.

By: Harsh Agrawal

Harsh Agrawal — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:13:25 +0000

I have been monitoring whole #thesiswp debate. Though being a Thesis skin dev. I still believe Matt was right till a point. Though the way he reacted on twitter was far away from professionalism and least expected from him. I will rather wait to see Matt filing a lawsuit against Thesis if he things he is also right legally. :)

By: Sorvoja

Sorvoja — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 20:29:02 +0000

Accepting GPL should not hurt Chris Pearson’s business. GPL is about the code that get’s included in the WordPress install. The stylesheets, javascript, graphics files and support could be under any other licence Chris Pearson chooses.

What is important for a business is the support and assurance that the theme will still be developed and supported years from now. Serious businesses would not go for a theme that could possibly break with the next CMS upgrade, or possibly not be supported in two years.

By: Matt Mullenweg Delcares War on Thesis: A Summary | WPblogger

Matt Mullenweg Delcares War on Thesis: A Summary | WPblogger — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 07:07:54 +0000

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Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:04:32 +0000

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By: Craig

Craig — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:49:57 +0000

Hey Greg,

Like you, I’ve gotten pretty comfortable in Thesis, but I would like to know what other frameworks your are going to consider. Please keep us posted.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:25:20 +0000

Laura,

The GPL is a software license. It’s a really popular one that goes way beyond just WordPress. How this issue gets settled could have an impact on a large number of free software projects where extensibility (plugins, themes) is involved.