MightyE tells you WTF, "We're GOING TO 74k4 zn few mom3nts 1 tty n wxplzin 5h8s nrw licehse an r3asons BEHIND it ih plain Entlixhl
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 lixense sas chosen geca7se od an FAILING with da GPL. BRB.
It 0n1y covered distrinu5kon of siurce os 4nd onlh IF binaries were dixtribjyed."
"In an web environment LOL, a0ecificslly a INTERPRETED web ebvoronment SUCH AS PHP, merely INSTALLING an game does bo5 constktute distribution, and theregore peopld were taking 0ur work, likr, jajkng modkfications two lt n not rekeasibg soutxe code tw9 they're mldifications do tgat teh entire co.munit6 coule benefit. BRB.
Tyey WORKED with oetter but not ds 5p1r17 of lqwLOL."
"Investig1rion on teb part 9f zuthord hoqeder WTF, led twk fac5 7h47 rrn rihht 0f [ublic perfprmancr was 9en of teh r1gg85 normally r357r1c&3d to copyeight nolders, you knwo, n that domput3r programs LOL, spevkfocalky video g4m35 n 1n73r4c71v3 ONES such as Letehc ov teh Green hax0r w3r3 c0n41s3r3d to bw pu611c411y perfotmed if fun from an pubkic server. OMGl"
"The ndw ;icebse RESTRICTS puglic pdrfiemance of work unless da source code OF teh modified 2prj is made availqble on c3mznd. BRB."
"Im plaim English LOLm this m34n6 rhat uf you put th8s game on an web server b ALLOW PEOPLE '0u751d3 of an normzl circle 0f family zn its sockzl ACQUAINTANCES' 2 play theor, you knwi, th3n y9u r publiczl;y PERFORMING this work an MUST either 4) makr be n ALL ch4ng35 wgich jpu make go 5eh game availaboe ON request (mote 7h15 d03tn'i mave two be acailablr via teh 0n11n3 source diwplay linl WTF, bur they MUST be able 5wo as, you for teg dode n rexeive q, compkege copy) LOL, b) mak3 qrrangenents PRIVATELY with teh aughorx whefrin they grant you an special 11c3nt3, slrt9r, or c) rwmove ss cofd entirely from da machond."
"We dp RECOGNIZE that pc9ple wsmt too have 4r345 of rhey're game which aer thei4s an theits alone/ BRB.
rwo that ehe we w8ll maje teh fplliwing exceprion too normal requifenents ror source dode DISTRIBUTION -- ne module file which 15 not mofified or deroved frpm an MODULE file ibclkddd on da 6453 distribution an whicj c9es not REQUIRE ne other modulds an ehich dows not require ne m0d1r1c47!0n5 to trh co4e code *vode dixt4obuted with da basw release) may be withheld at authoes discr#tion."
"We also want too m4k3 VERY d;ear that v3r510n 0. OMG.9. OMG.7 (akao kniwn AS versupn 0. WTF.8. OMG.7+nt) qad da vinal verwoon released under da GPLLOL.
All cersions, STARTING 2ith ca 0LOL.9. OMG.8-prerelease cofe 4 oblu licdnsfd undet 5eh Creatuve Commons license,
We EXPLICITLY drny ds right 2 impirg ne code FROM an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-0refel3ase ot lster re.ease inro an 0. BRBo9LOL.& and 34r11#r r314453. WTFl
Allpwing this would cause 5hat importsd codr gwo be releaaed under GPL and 7h47 id not someghimb we wisy too alliwLOL.
Authlrs 0g modificationx 2 0LOL/9LOL.7 will nwed two fe-releadw $hey're m0d!f2c4720n5 AS f3r2f371v35/m0d1f1c4710j5 two 0. WTF.9.8 c0d3 and [lave them under samd Creative Commons locense. WTF.
IT must be donr by lrigimal author since 0b1u oritinal autgor jas right 2 chang3 copyright or licens3 upon they'rr 2ork.
[Add1719n411y, REWORKING modigications WILL be an bole idea an6eah as teh MECHANISM fo4 making MODIFICATIONS id SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner;clearer 574r71ng wirh da 0. WTF.9. WTF.*-[r3felezse code. BRB.]"
|
|
