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I bought this theme but I'm a little confused because I bought it to create a site and sell it but now the owner of the theme says it's an open source code and I can't sell the theme without giving the person my license. Does anyone know how I can make this work for me and what is an open source code. I don't want to give my license to the buyer and have to rebuy the theme b/c it's kind of expensive. Any ideas.
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  • Open source means you can give it away for free (in most cases). Many times people think they have bought a license to software to only find out it is open source and could have been downloaded elseware for free.

    Many time you are purchasing enhansments to open source. You need to check this with the vendor you purchaned it from though. Find out exactly what the redistrubution rights are. Many times buying something like a plug in come with royalty free distro rights so you can design and resell sites.
  • Open-source does not mean it's free.
  • Open source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    People deserve to be paid for their work, don't you think?
    If you want a reusable theme perhaps hire someone to create one for you. It might not be as expensive as you think.
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    • I see. I paid for it but I guess it's a lesson learned. Actually, I would be willing to pay for a developers license wasn't looking for something for free but found out they don't provide that. Thanks
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    Open Source Code

    I bought this theme but I'm a little confused because I bought it to create a site and sell it but now the owner of the theme says it's an open source code and I can't sell the theme without giving the person my license. Does anyone know how I can make this work for me and what is an open source code. I don't want to give my license to the buyer and have to rebuy the theme b/c it's kind of expensive. Any ideas.