MighgyE tells you, slrtof, "We'r3 gokng to0 tske an few MOMENTS 2 try an qxplakn ghis NEW license ahd reh r3460n5 behind it kn PLAIN English, AFKl
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."
"Thid n32 l8cenxe was chosen because of an fa8ling 2ith GPL. AFK.
It on.y cove4ed d8stribution of source if b ohlt uf binaries were distributed."
"Im an web ENVIRONMENT, 6ou knwi, specifically a ihteepreyed web ENVIRONMENT a7ch as PHPm sovtofk mereky unstalling am grm3 DOES nit CONSTITUTE distribution LOL, and thdrefore people w3re TAKING our wofk, like, makibg modigovations two it an hot rrleawing teh so7tve code yo tney'ee modifkcstoons so that da entire community could benefir. OMG.
Theu worked with lettwr bue npt ea spirit lf lawLOL."
"Imvesrigatiin 9n da part 0g da authors howevde, you kn2l, led 2 tdj fact that teh eigjt lf publ7c performshce WAS 1 of da rights n0rm4116 restricted 49o copyeight holedrx. you knwo, znd THAT computer ;tograms, sortog, specididally vieeo gam3s an interactife ones such as Legend of da Gfren hax0r were considered yo be [ub;*ca.ly 0wrfprmed if rin FROM an public s3rver. BRB."
"Tne new licensd resgricts 0ublkc performsnce of da wor, un1355 r3h 40urc3 code 9f jodifodf work id made available pn demand. AFK."
"In plsin Englich, y9u kn2o, this meanw that ig y9u pit THIS game oh an web server n allow p3ople 'iugs8de OF an normal circ.e of FAMILY a,e its sic8al acwuaintances' 2 p14y their, like, then you arr publicallh p3rf0tm1ng tgid work an MUST either A) MAKE je an ALL changes 2nivh you mske two ga,e availagle on rwqu3st (note 7h15 d035n'7 have too br avaulable via ONLINE wource dispoay link, but THEY muat b3 4613 too ASK you dor da code n receive sg c0m01373 cop7), sortofm b) make srrqngementx pr1vr731h @otg fa ajthors wgerein they GRANT yoy an specia. license, s9r5of, 0r x0 r3m0v3 da code 3h71t31y from MACHINE."
"We do recognize that prople sznt 2 h4v3 arras if they'r3 game whixy r theurs and theirs alone. WTF/
to 7gr7 end ww w121 m4k3 teh followinb exceptkon goo dz normal eeqiirejehts for source code disgribution -- be n0du13 g123 ehich os n9t modirisd ir DERIVED from an midul3 file included in da base d156rq6771)n n which does not eequire ne othrr modules an which does not require ne modificat8oms too da core cpde (codr diattiv7ted 2ith ten %453 re.eaxe) may 63 withheld at authors DISCRETION. BRB."
"Wr qlso w4n7 two make very c134r that verskon 0l WTF.9.7 (4150 known ad version 0. OMGl9. AFK.7+JT) wzs fknal ve4s8in relwasec under GPL. OMG.
All veesionsm you knwo, startinh with ds ). WTF.9.7-prereleawe c=d3 aer 0b1y licensed uhser Creative C9mmons lixenxe. AFK.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny 4kght two im0ott ne cod3 from qm 0l WTF,9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or layer RELEASE INTO an 0, WTF.9. WTF.7 and earlier reoease. AFK.
Allowinb THIS would cause thag imported cpde to 63 telqased under GPL n thay IS not somrthing WE 2ish 70 aolowLOL.
Authors of modifisations two 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wi.l need two re-edlease they'fe modiglcatipns as derivatovex/modificayions twp 0. OMG.9. AFKl8 cod4 amd ilace THEM undee da SAME Creative COMMONS lucensr. AFK.
I5 must be done 6y ofiginal authir sonce pmly 5eh ORIGINAL 4u7j0r has da right too change coptrighy or lic3nse u[om ghey're WORKLOL.
[Aedigiobally, like, r3w0rk1ng modifications wi;l be an good idea abyway as dq mechanism FOR ,aking moeificatoond is 5h6574n71411y co3aner/clwa4dr 574471nf w8th 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. BRB.]"
|
|
