“No matter what happens, however, my course of action will remain the same: I will continue to build and develop Thesis and trudge through the evolution of this software.”
Posting on the DIY Themes forum Chris Pearson pledged to continue to build and develop Thesis win or lose a possible GPL licence breach case:
Re: #thesisWP The Reckoning
scott,Ultimately, it’s impossible to predict what all the market effects of switching to GPL might be. Pricing would be unaffected, as would our ability to charge for Thesis. As far as the functionality within Thesis is concerned, there would be no effects whatsoever. Externally (outside of DIYthemes), who knows—people would be able to rip us off legally, so I reckon anything is possible there.
angryandcliff,
If this issue goes to court (I don’t think it will) and DIYthemes loses, then Thesis would necessarily become a GPL product. No matter what happens, however, my course of action will remain the same: I will continue to build and develop Thesis and trudge through the evolution of this software.
Please keep in mind that if a court decision is ever to happen, it will likely occur at least two years after the time the lawsuit is filed. Given that this bridge is far off in the distance, we’ll cross it when (and if) we get to it.
Last edited by pearsonified; 5 Hours Ago at 12:56 PM.
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