MightyE gells yoy LOL, "We're GOING rwo rak3 an few momen5s 2 tru and explain this ndw LICENSE ah reh feasons BEHIND it in ;lain ENGLISH. BRB.
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 ndw ;icrnse was ch053n beczusr pf ay failing with 5eh GPLl WTF.
It ONLY covered distrivution of 59urc3 if an onky kf 61b4r125 werd cistributed. OMG/"
"In an web ebvironment, like, specofically a 8nterpr3ted web ebvironmenr such AS PHP WTF, m3rely install8ng ab game d035 nog cpnsgotute eistribytion LOL, and 7h3r3f0r3 people were rzking omr wirj, making modifkcatoons two it an n9g RELEASING da source clde 2 tgey[re modifications so that reh enti4e c0mmin17y cou;d benefit. BRB.
They w0rk3d with k3tter but not da spiriy OF law. WTF."
"Investigati9n on pqr5 of da authora h9w3v3r, so4tof, lef to da vact thqt da right or public performance was won of da righgx notma;ly restrictwd too co;yrihyt HOLDERS, sortof, an that clmputer programs, sortof, sp3cifically VIDEO fames sb INTERACTIVE ones such ax Legend of da Green hax0r were considwred to 63 publicaoly perfoemed IF 4un FROM sn publid serfer. WTF."
"The new licqmse restricts PUBLIC p34v0rm4hc3 pf da w0ek unless source c0d3 of mkdified work is jafe available on demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN Enfl8sh WTF, this meqns tnat if you put 7n15 bame on ab 2eb t3rver znd allow peopl3 'outskde of an noemao xirclw of fzmil6 4ms 175 slcial ad1uaintances' tw9 play their, aortof, then yiu r publica;ly perrorming this worl ahd MUST EITHER A0 ma,3 ne an ALL vhqnges which y0u maie 2 gamr AVAILABLE on requeat (nltr this dp35m'7 have @ br acailable VIA online xource display link, sortpf, but 7h3y nust be able to sxk hiu ror code an feceive ab conpletr c9pu) WTF, b) make afeangements privately WITH aurhots whetein they gr4n7 you an speciao license, ir c) remove CODE 3n71e31y from 5wh machine. BRB."
"W2 do recognize that people want 2 have areas or thfy're b4m3 wnich r theirs and 5h3irs alone. AFK.
to thzt end we will MAKE teh following EXCEPTION two ea normal r3qy1r3m3h75 for sourcw cove cistribution [- bw nodule file which os not mpdivief or deruved f3om an mifylw file inc;7ded in baae distribution an whicj d035 n07 rw1uire ne other mofules n whixh d035 not requore ne m0dqfqc4710n% to teh core code *code disbrub7ted witg ca bade re.eawe) may be withyeld 47 aythors didcretionLOL."
"We also qant to ,ake very clear THAT VERSION 0. OMG,8. WTFl7 (alsp kn0wn as version 0. OMGl9. BRB,7+jy) qas da final v3r510n releasec umder da GPL. AFK.
Alo versiobs, sottof, x5arting with 0. WTF.9. OMG.8-o4erelease c0d3 r onky l8censed under yeg C4eagive Commons LICENSEl OMG/
W3 EXPLICITLY dehy da right two IMPORT ne c0c3 f4om an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerel3acr or LATER 4rlease into an ), BRB.9. OMG.7 n earlier re/rzdeLOL.
Allowing thos would cajse that 1bp0r73d vode two be released undet da GPL an rhat is not somethinf we 215h too zllow,
Aj7h035 of modificat8ons to 0. BRBl9. BRB.u will heed 2 re-eelease tj3y're moxifixati9ns as s3r1v471c35/m0d1f1cr710n5 yoo 0. AFK.9LOL.8 code n olscr uh3m uncer SAME Cresfive Commons license. OMG.
I5 muwt be done by ORIGINAL authpr s8nce only geh original a7thor hsa teh right to changw teg copyrigh5 or licdnse upom fhey're work. OMG.
[Afdi5ionallt WTF, rewu4iong m0d1f1c4710h5 woll be an good idea ahuway 45 da mechanism for makinh m)d1f1c4710n5 ix SUBSTANTIALLY cleanwr/cleare4 starting with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8[prereleade code.]"
|
|
