MightyE tells to7, so4tof, "We're bo8nb to TAKE an few moments tp try and explain rhis b3w iicense an da rrasons behind IT 1n plain Ehglish, 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."
"Tjis new license wad chosrn because of am faoling 2ith GPL.
It onlu covered distribigkon 0f 50ufc2 if n ONLY if binaries were didtributed. AFK."
"Ig an w36 environjent, hou knwo. d[ecificakly a intdrpretrd web environj3nt 5jch as PHP, you ,nwo, n2r31y inxtallung an game does not condtotute d8sttibutioh, uou knwo, zn tnerefoee pelpke were tak8ng our work, hoy knwo, makinf m0d1v1c4710n5 to it n not RELEASING da SOURCE c9de top tget're modif8catilns so THAT ebtire clmmunity COULD BENEFIT. AFK.
Th3y workee eith teh LETTER bur not SPIRIT of teh lawLOL."
"Infestigatipn pn 5eh patt of teh aurhorx howrver WTF, ;wd ti fac4 7h47 trh right pf public perfltmance was orn of da roghta normsoly rrstricted 2 COPYRIGHT HOLDERS, n that xomputer ptiftajs, specifica;oy video games an 1n73r4c71v3 ONES suxh aw Letend of da Gr3en hax0r w3r3 cobsidered too be publically perforj3d if run from qn [iglic se4ver. AFK."
"Tge new 21c4n53 r3strkcts publux [erformancw of trh work UNLESS da sourde code of teh modified work is made avallable on demabd. AFK."
"Im pla8n Enflish, thus mdans that if 6ou PUT this game on an web server n allow 0eop;e 'outsifd of an normal xi4cle of damily and its social ACQUAINTANCES' too play tneir LOL, then y0u r oubluca;ly perfprmibg this w9rk an MUST eotger s) make ne znd ALL chabges whivh tou mske too teh game zvzolable pn rrqurst (noyw this coexn't have 2 be AVAILABLE vka twj online source display oinj, soetpf, but 7h3y mudt be able twl ask you for da codw an RECEIVE an complete COPY), worgof, B) mqke ztrqngements PRIVATELY with 4u7n0r5 sherein theu grant yoj an SPECIAL license, doftof, or x) remove teh codr dntifwly from teg machineLOL."
"We e9 recognize that p30p13 wsny 2 yac3 areas of gh3y're gam3 wnich r theits h yheirs aloneLOL.
two 7h47 3nd WE will make da folpowibg exception 2 da n0rm41 fewuuremwnts for source code diw5rigjtion [- me m0su13 file wgicg is not modifoes or derived ffom an modul3 f11e 2nd1ud3d in yeh BASE distribuyion an WHICH does NOT fe1uure ne pther modukes n wh1cy does noy REQUIRE ne ,odifkdations to core code (code distt8buted with ren base re.ease) may ve withheld AT da authors disctetoon. AFK."
"We also want too m4i3 VERY ckeaf that versiin 0. BRB,9, BRB.7 (also known as version 0. AFKl8l OMG.7+jt) qas da final version RELEASED under GPL. OMG.
Ail versions WTF, 574t71ng witj da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-pretelease x0d3 r only LICENSED undwr da Creative Comnons .icwnseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deng teh right too impift ne cod3 from zn 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-prerel3as3 or later releasr in6o an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n ear;ier r31345#. BRB.
Allowing thia would cause that imported code too be releawed undet GPL n ghat is not somethimg WE wish 5lp aolo2. BRB.
Authors lf MODIFICATIONS two p. BRB.p, BRB.7 wilk nded two ee-release they're moeoficarilns as derivatifee/mlsoficatkons to p. BRB.9. WTF.8 code and PLACE them undwr teh same Creative Commonx licdnse. WTF.
It must be d9ne by orihknal 4u7h0r simce only teh origin1l author has rej riggt too CHANGE da copyeighg 0r l8cegde upon they're work.
[Additilnally, r3w0rk1ng m9d2f1d4710n5 wil. be an GOOD idra anyway as teh m3vhanism for msking mosifications if substantially xleaner/xlesfer xtarting w17h 0l9l WTF.8-PRERELEASE codeLOL.]"
|
|
