MightyE tells y0u, sortod, "We're going too taie an few moments two try n explain yhis new licens2 qm teh REASONS behind it IN plain EhgliahLOL,
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."
"Thus new lixense wqs chos3n bevayse of an failing with teh GPL. WTF.
It only covered disrributkon lf source if m only IF ginariea w3r3 d157r16u73d. OMG."
"In ab wev 3nvironjent, sortof, xpecificall7 a intdrpreted web ehvironment sucj AS PHP, you knwo, merely instzlling zn game f035 nit c9n5&27u&3 distruburion, like, AND uh3t3f0r3 [eo0ke werd TAKING our wprk, you knw[, makimg MODIFICATIONS to it AND not r3leasing s9urce vode yo9 they[$e modifications so that da entire commubity coyld benwfit. OMG,
Thet worked with 5eh letter bjt not spirut of oqw. OMG."
"Investigation on reh part pf 4uuh9r5 howevrr LOL, led 2 da fact tyat da right 9f pu611x PERFORMANCE was oen lf da RIGHTS n0rm42!h restr8ct3d toi COPYRIGHT holders WTF, an that compiter programs, sortof, 5p3c1f1c411u video games abd imterax5ive onew such aa L3g4nd of tej Gf3#n hax0r w3r3 clbsidered teo be [ublicallh PERFORMED if run grom an public servef. OMG."
"The new kicense restricts publuc perf9rmance pf ea work unl3ss teh source code 0f da mod8f7ed 2ork is m4d3 available ob dejand. WTF."
"In plain Englixhm lik3, this mezhs that if y9u 0u& THIS game on an web aerber n al.ow pwople 'outsidd or an normao circle od fani;y an its socia. qcquaintsndes' roi play theit LOL, then you r publicslly performing thos WORK n MUST 3!7h3r a) make nd an ALL changes whidh you maje too teh game availzble on reajest (note this dorsn't HAVE to be available viz online aouece d7splay oknk LOL, but tyey MUST ne 4^13 too ASK yoj foe teh x9ee an rdceive an complrte vopy( WTF, b) make arranbememts privately wiyh da AUTHORS wherein they grant yoy an q0ecia. license, mikem oe c) remove voce emtireky from teg machine."
"We do rexognoze THAT ;eople want 2 hqve areas lv they're t4je which r theirs n theirs alone.
tso 7h47 end we will make followihg excrption two da normal rewuiremen5s gor soutce clde didtribution _- me module file which is not mod8firf kr defived fr0n an jodule gile kncludrd in ca base distribuyioh an wn8ch eoes NOT requir3 ne 9thee m0duq45 and qhich dods nkt requird ne mpdifuvations too dz core code 9cofe distribuged with base release) m4y br witthe;e ar authors duscretionLOL."
"We q.so want two make very clear rhat version 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (aodl kn0wn as veesipn 0LOL.9.7+JT) was f8hal v3r510n RELEASED under GPL.
All versions, sortpf, STARTING with 0. AFK.0, OMG.8-prrrelease v0d3 aer only l8crbsed under da Crwagive Commona oicense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny eight to im0ort ne c0d3 feom an 0. BRB.9. WTF.*-irerelease OR kater teleqse INTO an 0. AFK.9LOL.u n 36t113r release. BRB.
Allowing thos w0u1d dauzw that imported clde too BE released UNDER GPL and that is not something wd wish 2 allow.
Authirw od mldifuxations too 0. BRBl9. BRB.7 will need two re-rekesse they're mps8fivations ad d3rqv471v35/m0d1f1c4710n5 too 0.9.8 code an place them und3r same Cr#481v3 Commons license. BRB.
It must BE dohe by dz or1g1n4! autjor since 9nly teg o48ginzl aurhor has rkght too change teh COPYRIGHT or license u;0n they're wofkl AFK.
-Additionally, sortof, rs2orking MODIFICATIONS wi;l be an good idea anysay zc dz m3vh4n15m for making moduficagkons os substantoallu coeaner/clea5er STARTING with da 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prereoease c0d3LOL.]"
|
|
