Basic Math of GPL

Khoi Vinh together with Allan Cole have released (a rather noisy) grid based WordPress theme called Basic Math.

They say it’s GPL, while the price tag reads: “Single-site License (Limited time only) $45″, which clearly violates one of the main freedoms protected by GPL — the freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0).

Update: Basic Math is now fully GPL.

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WordPress, Themes and GPL

Here is an idea for all the ‘premium’ theme authors out there. How about releasing themes under GPL and making style.css the only commercial asset. This would even fall into a much lighter gray area compared to Automattic’s own ‘Custom CSS’ feature (which in fact is a feature provided by GPL code) for $15/year. Ironically, this is a fee for the ability to modify a theme released under GPL.

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6:00 AM Podcast Theme Preview

Since the feedback for the mock-up of the podcast theme for was so great, here is a little preview of how far I have gotten. Read more »

Say Hello to Morning Racer

Just a quick note — this blog now has a new look. I call it the Morning Racer WordPress theme, which will be soon released public. Here’s the Morning Racer’s wiki page. What do you think?

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Screenshots of a new 2-column WordPress theme

Here are a few screen captures of the theme I am currently working on. Notice the home page layout for the older posts, and how easy it is to adjust the header and the main color. Read more »