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If WordPress were a country, our Bill of Rights would be the GPL because it protects our core freedoms. We’ve always done our best to keep WordPress.org clean and only promote things that are completely compatible and legal with WordPress’s license. There have been some questions in the community about whether the GPL applies to themes like we’ve always assumed. To help clarify this point, I reached out to the Software Freedom Law Center, the world’s preeminent experts on the GPL, which spent time with WordPress’s code, community, and provided us with an official legal opinion. One sentence summary: PHP in WordPress themes must be GPL, artwork and CSS may be but are not required.

Matt,

You asked the Software Freedom Law Center to clarify the status of themes as derivative works of WordPress, a content management software package written in PHP and licensed under version 2 of the GNU General Public License.

We examined release candidate 1 of WordPress 2.8, which you provided to us at http://wordpress.org/wordpress-2.8-RC1.tar.gz. The “classic” and “default” themes included in that release candidate comprise various PHP and CSS files along with an optional directory of images. The PHP files contain a mix of HTML markup and PHP calls to
WordPress functions. There is some programmatic logic in the PHP code, including loops and conditionals.

When WordPress is started, it executes various routines that prepare information for use by themes. In normal use, control is then transferred via PHP’s include() function to HTML and PHP templates found in theme package files. The PHP code in those template files relies on the earlier-prepared information to fill the templates for serving to the client.

On the basis of that version of WordPress, and considering those themes as if they had been added to WordPress by a third party, it is our opinion that the themes presented, and any that are substantially similar, contain elements that are derivative works of the WordPress software as well as elements that are potentially separate works. Specifically, the CSS files and material contained in the images directory of the “default” theme are works separate from the WordPress code. On the other hand, the PHP and HTML code that is intermingled with and operated on by PHP the code derives from the WordPress code.

In the WordPress themes, CSS files and images exist purely as data to be served by a web server. WordPress itself ignores these files[1]. The CSS and image files are simply read by the server as data and delivered verbatim to the user, avoiding the WordPress instance altogether. The CSS and images could easily be used with a range of HTML documents and read and displayed by a variety of software having no relation to WordPress. As such, these files are separate works from the WordPress code itself.

The PHP elements, taken together, are clearly derivative of WordPress code. The template is loaded via the include() function. Its contents are combined with the WordPress code in memory to be processed by PHP along with (and completely indistinguishable from) the rest of WordPress. The PHP code consists largely of calls to WordPress functions and sparse, minimal logic to control which WordPress functions are accessed and how many times they will be called. They are derivative of WordPress because every part of them is determined by the content of the WordPress functions they call. As works of authorship, they are designed only to be combined with WordPress into a larger work.

HTML elements are intermingled with PHP in the two themes presented. These snippets of HTML interspersed with PHP throughout the theme PHP files together form a work whose form is highly dependent on the PHP and thus derivative of it.

In conclusion, the WordPress themes supplied contain elements that are derivative of WordPress’s copyrighted code. These themes, being collections of distinct works (images, CSS files, PHP files), need not be GPL-licensed as a whole. Rather, the PHP files are subject to the requirements of the GPL while the images and CSS are not. Third-party developers of such themes may apply restrictive copyrights to these elements if they wish.

Finally, we note that it might be possible to design a valid WordPress theme that avoids the factors that subject it to WordPress’s copyright, but such a theme would have to forgo almost all the WordPress functionality that makes the software useful.

Sincerely,
James Vasile
Software Freedom Law Center

[1] There is one exception. WordPress does reads CSS and image files to create previews of templates for the template selection portion of the administrative interface. Even in that case, though, nothing in those files calls any WordPress functions, is treated as a command by PHP, or alters any other WordPress data structure. These files are read as data and used to create an image and display a miniaturized version of a webpage to the user.

Even though graphics and CSS aren’t required to be GPL legally, the lack thereof is pretty limiting. Can you imagine WordPress without any CSS or javascript? So as before, we will only promote and host things on WordPress.org that are 100% GPL or compatible. To celebrate a few folks creating 100% GPL themes and providing support and other services around them, we have a new page listing GPL commercially supported themes.

2.8.1 Beta 2 is ready for testing.  Download it, check out the changes since beta 1, and review all tickets fixed in 2.8.1.  We especially suggest, recommend, and beg that plugin developers test their plugins against beta 2 and let us know of any issues.  Notable fixes in beta 2:

• Translation of role names fixed
• wp_page_menu() defaults to sorting by the user specified menu order rather than the page title
• Upload error messages are now correctly reported
• Autosave error experienced by some IE users is fixed
• Styling glitch in the plugin editor fixed
• SSH2 filesystem requirements updated
• Switched back to curl as the default transport
• Updated the translation library to avoid a problem with mbstring.func_overload

Thanks again for testing WordPress.

We’ve started work on the first maintenance release to 2.8.  2.8.1 will fix a handful of bugs that turned up in 2.8.  Today we’re releasing the first beta of 2.8.1.  Download it, and check out the bugs fixed so far.  Here are some of the notable issues that are fixed in beta 1.

• Certain themes were calling get_categories() in such a way that it would fail in 2.8. 2.8.1 works around this so these themes won’t have to change.
• Dashboard memory usage is reduced.  Some people were running out of memory when loading the dashboard, resulting in an incomplete page.
• The automatic upgrade no longer accidentally deletes files when cleaning up from a failed upgrade.
• A problem where the rich text editor wasn’t being loaded due to compression issues has been worked around.
• Extra security has been put in place to better protect you from plugins that do not do explicit permission checks.

If you would like to automatically upgrade from 2.8 to 2.8.1 Beta 1, follow these instructions.  Thanks for testing WordPress.

I’m very excited to announce to everyone that the latest and greatest version of WordPress, version 2.8 “Baker,” is immediately available for download. 2.8 represents a nice fit and finish release for WordPress with improvements to themes, widgets, taxonomies, and overall speed. We also fixed over 790 bugs. This release is named in honor of noted trumpeter and vocalist Chet Baker. Here’s a quick video overview of everything in the new release:

The first thing you’ll notice is that visually 2.8 feels a lot like 2.7, just with some minor tweaks here and there. However once you’ll dig in you’ll begin to appreciate the changes.

Major New Improvements

First and foremost, 2.8 is way faster to use. We’ve changed the way WordPress does style and scripting.

The core and plugin updaters in previous versions of WordPress have been such a success we decided to bring the same to themes. You can now browse the entire theme directory and install a theme with one click from the comfort of your WordPress dashboard.

If you make edits or tweaks to themes or plugins from your dashboard, you’ll appreciate the new CodePress editor which gives syntax highlighting to the previously-plain editor. Also there is now contextual documentation for the functions in the file you’re editing linked right below the editor.

If you were ever frustrated with widgets before, this release should be your savior. We’ve completely redesigned the widgets interface (which we didn’t have time to in 2.7) to allow you to do things like edit widgets on the fly, have multiple copies of the same widget, drag and drop widgets between sidebars, and save inactive widgets so you don’t lose all their settings. Developers now have access to a much cleaner and robust API for creating widgets as well.

Finally you should explore the new Screen Options on every page. It’s the tab in the top right. Now, for example, if you have a wide monitor you could set up your dashboard to have four columns of widgets instead of the two it has by default. On other pages you can change how many items show per page.

And Even More

You can read the full list of over 180 new features, changes, upgrades, and improvements on the Codex. The list is exhausting!

The Future

We’re already thinking hard about the next versions, 2.9 and 3.0. Keep an eye out for improved media handling, better dependency checking, versioning of templates and themes, and of course the fabled merging of WordPress and MU announced at WordCamp San Francisco two weeks ago.

With Release Candidate 1, we think WordPress 2.8 is ready and complete.  Download it, test it, and tell us what you think.  If you don’t uncover any bad bugs, 2.8 will be released on Wednesday the 10th.

If you’re interested in what has changed since beta 2, consult the changelog.

• Next Wednesday, June 10th, is the target date for the release of
  WordPress 2.8.  Tickets against the 2.8 milestone that are not
  blockers will be postponed to another release.
• WP 2.9 will require MySQL 4.1.2 or greater.  This is raised from the current requirement of 4.0.
• Checks will be added to the automatic upgrader that will prevent upgrading to 2.9 if  MySQL < 4.1.2 is being used.  The upgrader will also issue a notice that suggests asking the host to upgrade MySQL to meet the minimum requirement.
• In order to promote migration to PHP 5, the upgrader will suggest that those running
  PHP 4 switch to PHP 5. A link to a Codex page describing how to switch for various hosts should be provided.
• The new weekly IRC meetup time will be every Wednesday at 9pm UTC.

Download beta 2.  See changes since beta 1.

A dentist’s role is complex and can often vary. In short, he or she evaluates, diagnoses, prevents, and treats diseases, disorders and conditions related to the oral cavity, maxillofacial area and adjacent or associated structures. The dentist will work in conjunction with either or a combination of dental assistants, dental hygienists, dental technicians, and dental therapists. A dentist might extract teeth, clean teeth, diagnose bite problems, provide dentures, insert new teeth, provide braces, diagnose and correct TMJ, add veneers, as well as a variety of other things related to dental health.

It is very important that you locate the right dentist in Lansing for your needs, as some specialize in different areas of dentistry and may not be able to provide you with the outcome you need. Some people also find that they need to try a couple of dentists before settling with one they prefer. In this regard, dentists are not dissimilar to doctors in that, their mannerisms, background and locations can decide whether a short term client becomes a life-long one.

The best way to find the right dentist is to start looking long before you have an emergency. Advice from friends, family and colleagues can be of great assistance when looking for a good dentist. You can also try your state board and asking them some questions about a dentist you’re considering. Frequently asked questions include:

1. Does the dentist have a license that is valid? 2. The years of experience the dentist has? 3. Any malpractice cases or similar filed against them? 4. Complaints against the dentist? 5. What type of complaints are they?

Once you’ve settled on a dentist it’s probably a good time to have a check- up. Check-ups and cleans should occur about every six months rather than waiting for something to go wrong. Regular cleaning and check-ups will help with the care of your teeth and allow your dentist to keep your teeth in really good condition.

By far the best way to check someone’s performance is word of mouth. Ask your friends about which Lansing dentist the visit and the sort of work they do. Reputations take a long time to build so a local dentist who has gained the trust of their community is probably a very good one.

Checking online to see if they have a website can also be a very informative tool in figuring out if they would be a good fit for your dental needs. Just type in their name and the name of their dentistry and see what comes up. It pays off in the end to check records and do your research. You definitely do not want to end up a victim to a careless dentist.

Some people have to try to make your life miserable, if you let them. It was obvious to everyone that I looked and felt better, but some people just have to try to spoil it. I was told: lots of people have died of kidney or liver failure after being on Atkins I read it in the newspaper; you will have a heart attack, it’s not natural; your cholesterol will climb sky high and you will need your toes amputated or you will have a stroke; it will affect your eyesight. All sorts of rubbish. So, I went to see my GP, who admitted that he did not know anything about the Atkins diet, but he also added that he had heard nothing bad about it either. He sent me for a series of tests at the hospital and the results were all satisfactory. He was happy that I’d lost 18 lbs and so was I. Six weeks later, I went for another cholesterol check-up, because of the high fat levels in the diet and, although my cholesterol level was up very slightly, the doctor said there was no cause for concern at all.

The Atkins diet warns that you might develop halitosis (bad breath). I don’t know whether I did or not - no-one said anything, but I started brushing my teeth four-five times a day just in case. I suppose that that’s another benefit of ‘doing Atkins’ - increased oral hygiene. It also warns of constipation. I didn’t get that either, although I didn’t give up black coffee, which has always been a laxative for me. But surely you can’t suffer from constipation if you eat about a 1lb of greens a day? I hadn’t been eating that amount of roughage before starting the Atkins diet! So my two main concerns did not exist.

After a couple of weeks I was getting bored. Not with the diet, but because I’m single and am used to going to the pub (and drinking beer). So, I decided to treat this scientifically. One day, after work, I had three pints of Guinness and felt great. Before the diet, I would have drunk five or six to feel the same. To my delight, the next morning the ketone sticks told me that I was still ‘on the diet’. Over the following weeks, I thoroughly enjoyed checking out what would ‘work’ and what would not. I found that cider is a complete no-no. Some beers and some lagers are OK. Red and white wine are OK. Consuming alcohol does not knock you off the diet, but it slows your rate of progress. But even slow progress is progress, I say. Better than giving up the diet.

Don’t listen to people who say ‘go on, just try a little bit’. They don’t understand or don’t want to understand how much they are setting you back. A body can hold two days worth of carbohydrates: one square of chocolate, one slice of bread, a bowl of cornflakes or one sugar in your coffee will cost you TWO days to clear out of your system. Just don’t let them do it to you. This is not a diet for stopping and starting whenever you you like. In fact I think that it probably could be dangerous to allow your ketone and other levels to fluctuate wildly. There are also high fat levels in the content of the Atkins diet, which is not dangerous if you stick to it, because you body consumes fat and cholesterol in the absence of carbohydrates.

That is the story so far, with me having got down to under 16 stone and keeping it there until very recently when I moved to the Far East to live. The food is so different here, but once I get used to the food and have my own house and own kitchen, I will get down to 15 stone, I’m sure I will ” without any real effort.

Well, there you have it … My grateful thanks to you, Mr. Blackwell, wherever you are these days, you changed my life and my understanding of food and drink with that book and thank you, Mr. Atkins too.

If you are considering an excellent career in network support then the Microsoft MCSA (Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator) course is the ideal one for you. Whether you’re about to join the IT industry or already have knowledge but want a professional course, there’s a variety of options to suit your requirements. Each of these categories requires different material, so verify that you’re on the right one when making a start. Find a training provider that’s willing to get to know you, and what you’re trying to achieve, and can supply you with the clear facts to arrange your thoughts.

How long has it been since you considered how safe your job is? For most people, we only think of this after something goes wrong. But in today’s marketplace, the lesson often learned too late is that job security simply doesn’t exist anymore, for all but the most lucky of us. In actuality, security now only emerges through a swiftly growing marketplace, driven by work-skills shortages. It’s this alone that creates the right background for market-security - a more attractive situation all round.

Taking a look at the Information Technology (IT) sector, a key e-Skills investigation highlighted a more than 26 percent skills deficit. Meaning that for every four jobs existing across IT, we’ve only got three properly trained pro’s to perform that task. This disquieting certainty underpins an urgent requirement for more technically accredited computing professionals around the country. Because the IT sector is expanding at such a speed, is there any other area of industry worth investigating for retraining.

Listening to the sheer volume of discussion about IT nowadays, how can we understand what exactly to look for?

Considering the amount of options that are available, is it any wonder that a large percentage of trainees have no idea which career they will follow. After all, if you don’t have any know-how of the IT sector, how are you equipped to know what some particular IT person fills their day with? How can you possibly choose which training route would be most appropriate for you to get there. To get through to the essence of this, a discussion is necessary, covering a number of unique issues:

* Your personal interests and hobbies - these often highlight what things will satisfy you.

* Is it your desire to pull off a specific objective - like becoming self-employed as quickly as possible?

* Any personal or home needs that are important to you?

* There are many markets to choose from in computing - it’s wise to pick up a basic understanding of what separates them.

* You’ll also need to think hard about what kind of effort and commitment you’re going to invest in your education.

To cut through the industry jargon, and find the best path to success, have a good talk with an industry expert and advisor; an individual who will cover the commercial realities and truth and of course the certifications.

Traditional teaching in classrooms, with books and manuals, can be pretty hard going sometimes. If you’re nodding as you read this, dig around for more practical courses that are multimedia based. Many studies have proved that long term memory is improved when all our senses are involved, and we get physically involved with the study process.

Interactive audio-visual materials involving demonstration and virtual lab’s will forever turn you away from traditional book study. And they’re far more fun. It makes sense to see some of the typical study materials provided before you sign the purchase order. You should expect instructor-led video demonstrations and interactive modules with audio-visual elements.

Plump for disc based courseware (On CD or DVD) if possible. You can then avoid all the difficulties of the variability of broadband quality and service.

It’s usual for students to get confused with a single courseware aspect usually not even thought about: How the training is broken down and delivered to your home. Typically, you’ll enrol on a course that takes between and 1 and 3 years and get posted one section at a time - from one exam to the next. This may seem sensible until you think about these factors: What if you find the order prescribed by the provider doesn’t suit you. It may be difficult to get through each and every section inside their defined time-scales?

In all honesty, the very best answer is to obtain their recommendation on the best possible order of study, but to receive all the materials up-front. You then have everything if you don’t manage to finish at their required pace.

Most training companies will only offer basic 9am till 6pm support (maybe a little earlier or later on certain days); most won’t answer after 8-9pm at the latest and frequently never at the weekends. some companies only provide email support (slow), and phone support is often to a call-centre which will chat nicely with you for 5 minutes to ask what the issue is and then simply send an email to an instructor - who will attempt to call you within 24-48 hrs, when it suits them. This isn’t a lot of good if you’re stuck and can’t continue and have a one hour time-slot in which to study.

The very best training providers incorporate three or four individual support centres around the globe in several time-zones. An online system provides an interactive interface to provide a seamless experience, irrespective of the time you login, help is at hand, with no hassle or contact issues. If you opt for less than online 24×7 support, you’ll end up kicking yourself. You may not need it in the middle of the night, but you may need weekends, early mornings or even late evenings at some point.

The best type of package of training should have accredited exam preparation systems. Be sure that the exams you practice aren’t just asking you the right questions in the right areas, but ask them in the same way that the proper exam will phrase them. This really messes up trainees if the questions are phrased in unfamiliar formats. Always ask for testing modules so you can test your comprehension along the way. Mock exams log the information in your brain - then the real thing isn’t quite as scary.

Some training providers have a handy Job Placement Assistance program, to help you get your first job. The honest truth is that it isn’t a complex operation to find the right work - as long as you’ve got the necessary skills and qualifications; because there’s still a great need for IT skills in the UK today.

Whatever you do, don’t procrastinate and wait until you have passed your final exams before getting your CV updated. As soon as you start studying, enter details of your study programme and tell people about it! Getting onto the ‘maybe’ pile of CV’s is far better than not even being known about. Many junior jobs are got by trainees (who’ve only just left first base.) The best services to help get you placed are generally specialised and independent recruitment consultants. As they will get paid by the employer when they’ve placed you, they have more incentive to get on with it.

Fundamentally, if you put the same amount of effort into finding your first job as into studying, you won’t have any problems. Some people bizarrely spend hundreds of hours on their training and studies and then call a halt once qualified and seem to suppose that interviewers know they’re there.