Comments on: My Interaction with Blogsome http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/ Home of MistyLook and other great WordPress Themes ! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:49:48 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Blogsome http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1766 Blogsome Thu, 10 Mar 2005 18:29:32 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1766 I think an important fact is being missed here. First Sadish requested that we include his templates. When this issue arose we said that we would not use his templates if he didn't want us to. Also ads on the site are not compulsory. Point that was made by Sadish but worth re-iterating: Just a clarify a couple of point: - Blogsome links back to the theme developer in three locations (1) from the admin section of every blogger’s blog - under “themes” - the only way they can select a template (2) in the “designs” page which is linked directly from our home page and (3) in the code of the theme. I think an important fact is being missed here. First Sadish requested that we include his templates. When this issue arose we said that we would not use his templates if he didn’t want us to.

Also ads on the site are not compulsory.

Point that was made by Sadish but worth re-iterating:
Just a clarify a couple of point:

- Blogsome links back to the theme developer in three locations (1) from the admin section of every blogger’s blog – under “themes” – the only way they can select a template (2) in the “designs” page which is linked directly from our home page and (3) in the code of the theme.

]]> By: JD http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 JD Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:15:40 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1764 Btw, the linked license is flexible that anyone can build further upon your work provided they release the work using same license. So, theme porting should be easy for other people. :) JD Btw, the linked license is flexible that anyone can build further upon your work provided they release the work using same license. So, theme porting should be easy for other people. :)

JD

]]> By: JD http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 JD Thu, 10 Mar 2005 17:13:47 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1763 You should use this license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/ This mean that people can not use your themes for commercial purposes WITHOUT your permission and credit must be given to original author. And thanks for the wonderful work guys! :) JD You should use this license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/

This mean that people can not use your themes for commercial purposes WITHOUT your permission and credit must be given to original author.

And thanks for the wonderful work guys! :)

JD

]]> By: Hank http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1758 Hank Wed, 09 Mar 2005 17:38:39 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1758 Obviously and through their own actions Blogsome has demonstrated that they like your software, therefore ethical and courteous behavior should dictate that Blogsome acknowledge your work in some way. Otherwise they appear to be underhanded and deceitful, in my opinion. I use one of your themes myself, but I don't use Blogsome, so in my book you are greater than they are! Obviously and through their own actions Blogsome has demonstrated that they like your software, therefore ethical and courteous behavior should dictate that Blogsome acknowledge your work in some way. Otherwise they appear to be underhanded and deceitful, in my opinion. I use one of your themes myself, but I don’t use Blogsome, so in my book you are greater than they are!

]]> By: Patricia http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 Patricia Tue, 08 Mar 2005 11:29:06 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1751 Another great idea, Blips! Sadish, I think we should! Another great idea, Blips! Sadish, I think we should!

]]> By: Blips http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1749 Blips Tue, 08 Mar 2005 03:01:53 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1749 Could you use a copyright with something like "free for non profit use" in your own policy...??? Could you use a copyright with something like “free for non profit use” in your own policy…???

]]> By: Paticia http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Paticia Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:51:38 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1710 Cronos, as far as I know, other themes are not linked either. I don't know if other developes are aware of this or not. But my guess is that they are. Maybe it would be a good idea to contact them... Cronos,

as far as I know, other themes are not linked either. I don’t know if other developes are aware of this or not. But my guess is that they are. Maybe it would be a good idea to contact them…

]]> By: cronos http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1505 cronos Sun, 06 Mar 2005 14:18:11 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1505 i agree with patricia and michele, it is unethical to remove the link to the themes' creators to begin with, but it is way out of line to flat out reject the request to add the link when the creator asked for it. not to mention they are profiting from it. there are several other themes from different creators that are being used in blogsome, does this happen to them too? how do they feel about this? is it worthy of your time to contact them and notify them about this sadish? some of them might not even know about blogsome and how their themes are used for profit with the link to the authors deleted. just my two cents. i agree with patricia and michele, it is unethical to remove the link to the themes’ creators to begin with, but it is way out of line to flat out reject the request to add the link when the creator asked for it. not to mention they are profiting from it.

there are several other themes from different creators that are being used in blogsome, does this happen to them too? how do they feel about this? is it worthy of your time to contact them and notify them about this sadish? some of them might not even know about blogsome and how their themes are used for profit with the link to the authors deleted.

just my two cents.

]]> By: Michele http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1503 Michele Sun, 06 Mar 2005 11:01:46 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1503 I can understand why blogsome would "force" ads - it's their business model. Not attributing the themes to their author however is a bit much. It would be like us using Apache and claiming that we wrote our own httpd daemon I can understand why blogsome would “force” ads – it’s their business model.
Not attributing the themes to their author however is a bit much.
It would be like us using Apache and claiming that we wrote our own httpd daemon

]]> By: Patricia http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Patricia Sun, 06 Mar 2005 04:23:56 +0000 http://wpthemes.info/posts/2005/03/01/my-interaction-with-blogsome/#comment-1502 I'm with Michelle. And also, I just realized: the google ads take up space, a lot more than a single, small, regular link would. But running the ads doesn't bother them. Why? Because they profit from it. Users must have the ads in their blogs no matter what, so why not also have a simple link back to theme developers? How convenient... If it wasn't for the themes that are offered for free, they wouldn't have any theme options to offers their users, making the service they GET PAYED to run less attractive. I don't know. This doesn't seem right to me.. the more I read and think about it, the more I am convinced of this. It wouldn't hurt to show a little appreciation and thankfullness to developers who make their work available for free and they benefit from. Why should developers feel thankful that Blogsome is using their themes? Like it's some sort of prize or something... Come on!!! I’m with Michelle. And also, I just realized: the google ads take up space, a lot more than a single, small, regular link would. But running the ads doesn’t bother them. Why? Because they profit from it. Users must have the ads in their blogs no matter what, so why not also have a simple link back to theme developers? How convenient… If it wasn’t for the themes that are offered for free, they wouldn’t have any theme options to offers their users, making the service they GET PAYED to run less attractive. I don’t know. This doesn’t seem right to me.. the more I read and think about it, the more I am convinced of this. It wouldn’t hurt to show a little appreciation and thankfullness to developers who make their work available for free and they benefit from. Why should developers feel thankful that Blogsome is using their themes? Like it’s some sort of prize or something… Come on!!!

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