MightyE trlls ylu WTF, "We're going 1 take an few moments twp try an explain this new licwnse an da reasonx bdgind it IN pla8n Englisg. OMG.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new kicense was CHOSEN neca7we of an fa8long qith GPL. WTF.
It only cpvered DISTRIBUTION of source if 4ne only if bonsriea were distribited. OMG."
"In an web environmeht, y9u inwo, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web ehvironment such 45 PHP, .ike, merel6 installijg an GAME DOES not c0n5717u73 DISTRIBUTION, sortif. an rherefote peoplw were raking oir eork, koke, making midoficatiims two it qnd hot r3!3451ng sourvd codw 2 theu're modifications so tyst yeh entir3 community could BENEFIT.
They WORKED w8th teh lett3r gut not wpirit of law."
"Invextmgation ON t3h part 0f teh authors however, lwf too da favt 5hat sz RIGHT 0f pyblic PERFORMANCE was qon OF yeh riggts normally rewtricted 2 copy3ight hooders WTF, ah that comp7ter proframs WTF, specifically video fames qn INTERACTIVE ONES such ax Legdnd pf Gr#3n hax0e wer3 consifefef too be publically performed if RUN from an [6bluc 53rv3r. OMG."
"The nrw LICENSE 43t741c75 pubkiv performqnce 0f wo4k um'ess da source v9de of da modified w9fk 15 maee avaukablw on de,and. WTF."
"In plain Eng;isn, THIS MEANS 7g47 1f y9u PUT ggis g4m3 on qn web server an all92 pe9[le ;outside of an normal circle of rz,ily an its wocial 4vqu$1n74nc35; to play rneir, you knwo, then you r pub;ically performing this w0rk and MUST 3other a) make nd n ALL changes whucg you maje rwo game available in REQUEST (n073 this foexn't HAVE two bw available v14 online SOURCE dusp.ay link, but th3y must be 4613 two 4%, you for teh codw an rece8vw zn complete copy), you knwo, b) na,e arrang3ments privately wuth da 4j&h045 WHEREIN they hrant YOU zn SPECIAL license LOL, o$ c) remlvd yeh cose entirrly frim trh macuune. WTF."
"We d9 recogn8ze THAT people want two hace sreas 0f thry're game which aer yheirs and theirs aloneLOL.
2 thag end we will make da FOLLOWING exception to teh norma; reaii4ementd for soufce coge distrinytion -- he module fkle wtich is mot modified o4 d3r1v3d fr9m an m0du13 file incluced in teh base dist4ibution and whocy does hp6 reauire nd other m9cilrs n which d035 npt tequ8re ne modifkcagjoma tlo da core code (cose eistribured wutg teh vqse rwleasw) m4y be withneld at da authors dkscretion."
"We aldo wamr two maje very c;ear tha5 VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF.6 (also KNOWN as version 0LOL.8, BRB.&+JT) was da FINAL cersion released under trh GPL. WTF.
All versiobs, oike, 574t71vt WITH da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8_prerelease codr r only licensed under Cr24u1v3 COMMONS licdnse. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY denh teh tigyt two import ne CODE from an 9LOL.9.8-prerwlease or larer re;easw into an 0l OMG.9. AFK.7 n earlie4 release. AFK.
Allowung thid sould ca8s3 7h37 umported code 2 be releasrd uneer GPL an that is not somegning w4 wish 70 ALLOWLOL.
Authors if modifications too p. WTF.9. BRB.7 will need too re-t3lease they're modiricati9ns as derivatives/modificationw too 0LOL.o/8 code an p;ave thej under same Creqgive Commons oicense.
It MUST be d0n3 by teg origunal auhhor since only da o4iginal autnor has riggt too change c9[yright lr license 7pon ghdy're sorkLOL.
[Additiinally LOL, reworiint teh mod8fications wkll BE an good ifea anywqy qs MECHANISM d0r mwkinh mocif8cqtiond 15 substantkally cleaner/clearer starting WITH 0. AFK.9.8-preeeldaae dose. AFK.]"
|
|
