Comments for haslo.ch - Guido's Blog http://www.haslo.ch/blog We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better. Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:19:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by haslo http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1505 haslo Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:19:20 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1505 Entirely agreed, Vince. Although with a bit of php knowledge, such elaborate themes aren't really necessary - I can hack all I want directly in the source :p Entirely agreed, Vince. Although with a bit of php knowledge, such elaborate themes aren’t really necessary – I can hack all I want directly in the source :p

]]> Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by Vince http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1503 Vince Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:35:19 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1503 Well, actually it seems like Thesis is not the only problem. There are several WP developers like Headway, Ultimate blogging theme and several more are in the Market. I hope there will be someone who will try to develop these kinds of themes for free. I know one, Atahualpa, but it is not so friendly compared to Ultimate Blogging Theme and Thesis. Calling all WP developers... please develop themes like these that are FREE... This is the only way to fight the paid themes. Well, actually it seems like Thesis is not the only problem. There are several WP developers like Headway, Ultimate blogging theme and several more are in the Market.

I hope there will be someone who will try to develop these kinds of themes for free. I know one, Atahualpa, but it is not so friendly compared to Ultimate Blogging Theme and Thesis.

Calling all WP developers… please develop themes like these that are FREE… This is the only way to fight the paid themes.

]]> Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by Harsh Agrawal http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1502 Harsh Agrawal Sun, 18 Jul 2010 23:12:56 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1502 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. :) 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. :)

]]> Comment on SetProperty and GetProperty with C# Reflection by Jonno http://www.haslo.ch/blog/setproperty-and-getproperty-with-c-reflection/#comment-1501 Jonno Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:52:15 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2863#comment-1501 Brilliant! Exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much. Brilliant! Exactly what I wanted. Thanks very much.

]]> Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by Vince http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1500 Vince Wed, 30 Jun 2010 23:50:32 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1500 @haslo. Thanks for the this valuable info.:) I really do appreciate it. Right now I am trying to investigate it myself. I also tried emailing Matt Mullenweg for this issue but no response yet. @haslo. Thanks for the this valuable info.:) I really do appreciate it.

Right now I am trying to investigate it myself. I also tried emailing Matt Mullenweg for this issue but no response yet.

]]> Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by haslo http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1499 haslo Wed, 30 Jun 2010 22:22:49 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1499 @Vince I'm not a lawyer, and the solution for me is boycotting companies like that, not supporting their products, even if I'd be using them in a somewhat gray area. Also, until there was a process in your jurisdiction, there's no true answer to your question. No clue whether either side plans to stress one, and who pays for what if they do. But, all the evidence points towards the terms of use of Thesis being illegal for the Wordpress context they're used in. So if they'd stress a process, you'd probably stand a good chance of winning it. If you can afford it, get a good lawyer,don't use any of the pictures and bits which don't need to fall under the GPL, etc. etc. In other words, it would probably be legal to use without paying, but don't take my word for it, and don't hold me accountable :-P Oh, and apologies that my answer comes so late... @Kyle Off topic, with a spam link which I removed - I'm sure you can do better... @Vince I’m not a lawyer, and the solution for me is boycotting companies like that, not supporting their products, even if I’d be using them in a somewhat gray area. Also, until there was a process in your jurisdiction, there’s no true answer to your question. No clue whether either side plans to stress one, and who pays for what if they do.

But, all the evidence points towards the terms of use of Thesis being illegal for the Wordpress context they’re used in. So if they’d stress a process, you’d probably stand a good chance of winning it. If you can afford it, get a good lawyer,don’t use any of the pictures and bits which don’t need to fall under the GPL, etc. etc.

In other words, it would probably be legal to use without paying, but don’t take my word for it, and don’t hold me accountable :-P

Oh, and apologies that my answer comes so late…

@Kyle Off topic, with a spam link which I removed – I’m sure you can do better…

]]> Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by Kyle Griffin http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1498 Kyle Griffin Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:04:59 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1498 Monetizing websites, blogs, etc is a good way to earn some passive income.:`~ Monetizing websites, blogs, etc is a good way to earn some passive income.:`~

]]> Comment on WordPress Themes have to be GPL (Thesis etc.) by Vince http://www.haslo.ch/blog/wordpress-themes-have-to-be-gpl-thesis-etc/#comment-1497 Vince Sat, 26 Jun 2010 10:40:31 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2800#comment-1497 So, please clarify me. Does it mean that it is completely legal to use Thesis Theme even without buying it? I have downloaded a Thesis Theme from a Torrent Site. I tested it. I love the adds on feature, I love the way it looks, but really, I am hesitant to use it on my site because I don't want to be violating any copyrights. Please advice. Thank you very much!!! So, please clarify me. Does it mean that it is completely legal to use Thesis Theme even without buying it?

I have downloaded a Thesis Theme from a Torrent Site. I tested it. I love the adds on feature, I love the way it looks, but really, I am hesitant to use it on my site because I don’t want to be violating any copyrights.

Please advice. Thank you very much!!!

]]> Comment on Actually Installing Ruby on Rails, on Windows 7 by haslo http://www.haslo.ch/blog/actually-installing-ruby-on-rails-on-windows-7/#comment-1496 haslo Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:46:07 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2703#comment-1496 Thanks for the comment :) Yeah, PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails work together just fine, and the framework being database agnostic is a wonderful thing. Currently I'd have a bit of a problem with this in one of my applications though, since I also add foreign key constraints at the database level. I do this in my migrations, adopted a bit from tutorial: http://snipplr.com/view/5134/migrationhelpersrb/ But, dear Bieber: Too bad I had to remove the link from your comment. Apologies, but I am legally responsible for the links from my site, and don't want to support warez. Thanks for the comment :) Yeah, PostgreSQL and Ruby on Rails work together just fine, and the framework being database agnostic is a wonderful thing.

Currently I’d have a bit of a problem with this in one of my applications though, since I also add foreign key constraints at the database level. I do this in my migrations, adopted a bit from tutorial:

http://snipplr.com/view/5134/migrationhelpersrb/

But, dear Bieber: Too bad I had to remove the link from your comment. Apologies, but I am legally responsible for the links from my site, and don’t want to support warez.

]]> Comment on Actually Installing Ruby on Rails, on Windows 7 by Bieber http://www.haslo.ch/blog/actually-installing-ruby-on-rails-on-windows-7/#comment-1495 Bieber Tue, 22 Jun 2010 05:13:32 +0000 http://www.haslo.ch/blog/?p=2703#comment-1495 Switching over to Postgresql for a Ruby on Rails application on a Windows machine is pretty simple. 1. Download Postgresql and install it 2. Install postgres-pr in the Ruby console with: gem install postgres-pr 3. Add Postgresql’s /bin path to your PATH environment variable in Windows. Do this by going to: Start->Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables->Select PATH->Click Edit Add the full path to the Postgresql bin directory to the end. What you append should look something like ;C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin 4. Edit your /config/database.yml file to use the Postgresql database. It should look something like development: adapter: postgresql database: DATABASENAME username: YOURUSERNAME password: YOURPASSWORD host: localhost encoding: UTF8 5. Run your migrations rake db:migrate You’re done! Wasn’t so bad, was it? Switching over to Postgresql for a Ruby on Rails application on a Windows machine is pretty simple.

1. Download Postgresql and install it
2. Install postgres-pr in the Ruby console with: gem install postgres-pr
3. Add Postgresql’s /bin path to your PATH environment variable in Windows. Do this by going to:

Start->Control Panel->System->Advanced->Environment Variables->Select PATH->Click Edit

Add the full path to the Postgresql bin directory to the end. What you append should look something like

;C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\8.4\bin
4. Edit your /config/database.yml file to use the Postgresql database. It should look something like

development:
adapter: postgresql
database: DATABASENAME
username: YOURUSERNAME
password: YOURPASSWORD
host: localhost
encoding: UTF8
5. Run your migrations

rake db:migrate

You’re done! Wasn’t so bad, was it?

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