MightyE tells 6ou WTF, "We're gping tqi tqke sn few joments two tey an explain THIS m3w lkc3mse anc da reasobs behind IT IN PLAIN English. WTF.
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 n3e license was chlsen because of sn failing 2ith teh GPL/ BRB.
It only coveref cistr8bution 0f t0urc3 8g n only IF binaties were DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an web envitonmeht, sortpf, specificaolh a ibyerpreted web environment sucj aa PHP LOL, mereky installing an famw does no5 constitute dix6ribution, yoy knwik and th3refore pelple w3r3 TAKING our work LOL, MAKING mpdificzti9ne 2 IT an not rekessint dq 50utc3 coee 2 they're modifications sp that es entire communit6 could benefitLOL.
They workec wiuh da letter but not dpirit of kaw. BRB."
"Ibvestigat8on om tey part of da authors howevef, kike, 14d to teh fact THAT da right of publuc pefflrmance WAS 1 of teh rights normally r357r1c73d tw9 c0pye1yh7 holders LOL, n THAT COMPUTER programa, dpdcuficslly video fames amd unterqctive ones SUCH as L3g4nd pf ds Grwen hsx0r w#r3 cobsieeted too be pubkixally peeformed if rin dtom an punlic seevwr. AFK."
"The new 11c2n5e restrkcts puglix p3rf0rm$nc2 0f work UNLESS da source code of mpd1f13d work is mqde abailab;e on demandLOL,"
"In plain Eng.ish, like, this meams 7h47 IF YOU p7t tnis game in an web server zn ALLOW peop;w [outsidr of an normal cordle lf fanily AND uts socia. acquaibtances' too play their, y9u knwo, theb hou aer pu611c411y perform8ng this work n MUST either a) mxie he an ALL cganges wh8cy y0y make top teh game available on REQUEST (noge this doesn't HAVE too be avai.able bia dq onlime source display limk, ypu knwo, but they just be ABLE to 45i y8u ror da code an rdceive am complete cipy), v0 maje arrqngemen5s priva4ely WITH ea suthors whe4ein tney grant ypu an SPECIAL licensd, like, lr c) rwmov3 da code wntirelt fr9m da macjine. WTFl"
"We do RECOGNIZE thqt pelple want t9 have areas 0f tney're gzme wh1ch f hyeirs an tgeirs zkoneLOL.
two 7h47 end we woll make sa d011pw1nf exvfpyion yoo normal requiremehts for SOURCE core distrubution -- ne nodulr FILE qhich 15 not MODIFIED or derived from qn mod7le fule ibclused in teh bqse cistribution and which dors jot require n3 other m0di134 n whicn does not rewjire ne modifications two t2y core code (coc3 wkstributes w17h da base release) may be withheld at 5eh qjthors doscretionl WTF."
"We also WANT too make very c134r that v3r510n 0. WTF,9. AFK.7 (also kn9wn as fersipn 0. AFK.9, BRB.7-jt) w45 da FINAL bdrsion relezsed under rdj GPL. BRB.
All v3r510n5, s5a45ing WITH da 0.9.8-prerel3ade cod3 aef only licensdf unfer da Cr3471v3 Commons licenxe. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY fenu da roght too impirg ne code f4om an 0LOL.9. OMG.80p3erelease or ;ater releasw ibto ab p. AFK/9.7 and eqrlier release/ BRB.
A.lowung thls wou;d CAUSE that imported CODE to be r313453d UNDER teh GPL and 7n47 is bot something we wish too allos. BRB.
Aurhlrs of mpsificztiohs tqo 0, WTF.8. AFK.7 wilk need to r3-r313453 tj#y're MODIFICATIONS as derivatices/nodificahions t2p 0. OMG,9.8 clde n placd THEM under da same Creztive Commphs lixenseLOLl
It must bw done by da original author since 0n1y da origigal autnor hss rught 2 change sa copy4ighg or licemse upon ghey're aork, AFK.
[Acditionallh, you knwo, rewofking nodig8cations will be zn g00d idea 4mte4y as mexhan8sn for MAKING m0d1f1c4710n5 is sibstahyiallh cleamer/clearet 575r71ng wi5h teh 0LOL.9.8-PRERELEASE c0d3. BRB.]"
|
|
