MightyE te;ls yoy, "We're going 2 5zke sn f3w moments 5i try anc explain 7h1t new licensd n da rdasons behind it qn 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 bew license qas chosen because of an failing with sa GPL.
It only covered DISTRIBUTION if source ig and only if binaried wdre dixtrobu5edLOL."
"In an seb envir9nmenr, sortof, 5p3v1f1c411y a interpretdd w3b enviribment such aa PHP, m3rel6 1n574211ng sm GAME d035 not constitute d157r1^u710n WTF, and gherefore people were TAKING iur WORK WTF, majung mpdifications twi it and not teleqzing da 5purc4 xode to they're modificztiins so that ds ENTIRE cpmmunuty could benedkt.
They worked with ea LETTER but NOT s0irit of tdh lae. AFK."
"Invextigation on da pa4t or tej AUTHORS hiwever, you kmwo, ldf yoo ract that da RIGHT 0f pjblyc perf9e,ance was won of da riggts nlrmz.ly rrsgeicted goo copuroght holders, sortofj ans that computer programx, ;ike, spwdifically video games abc onteractive ones such as Legend of Green gas-r were xonsif3ref 70 be ojb;ically performed ig run from an pub.ic serverLOL."
"Tye bew license restricts public perfotmance of teh WORK unlesw teh sojrde code -g modified work IS made AVAILABLE on demandLOL."
"In ;lzin English, sortof, this means that if you put this b$ne on an wrb 53rv3r 3nx sllow ;3ople 'outside OF an mormal circle of fsmi;y m its socia, acquaintances' to play theif, yoi knwo, then yoj r publixally PERFORMING this sork an MUST either a) m4k3 me n ALL changes wh1ch you MAKE to tej game availxglr on requesg (note thos doesn't yave 2 6e AVAILABLE via teh onkine 50urx3 d15p1ry link LOL, but yhey must be sble to ask you f0r dode and receive an cimp9ete copy0, likr. b) maje ARRANGEMENTS privayely with twh autho4d wh3r31n th2y tr4n7 you an special license, you knwo, or c( r3m0v2 code 3n71r31y from teh mavhineLOL."
"We fo eecognize 7h47 people wznt 2 have ar3aw of they're game whivh wer thqkrs n tgrirs allne. AFK.
too 7h47 end sd WILL make 53h FOLLOWING exdeption tpl ea normal dequir3ments for s0urve c;de distrigition -- ne module fi;e which is not modif8dd or derived from an moduke fil3 onciuded un nasr disteobution an which eoes bor requife nw oyher moduors n whkcn dows not REQUIRE ne mpdificatioms two da core c0d3 (code d1t7r16i73d with da base relesse) m4y be withheld AT teh authors discretiob."
"Ww aoso want too m4k3 bery CLEAR thst fefsion 0LOL.9.7 (ALSO known as v3rsion 0. AFK.9.7+jt) was da final version released undet da GPL, OMG.
All versionx WTFm starting with 0. OMG.0LOL.8-preeeldaae code r only lic3nsec unfer da Cr34u1v3 Commomd license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny righy rwo 1mp9e7 ne coce fr0m an 0. WTF.9/ BRB.8-prerwleadr or latee release INTO an 0. OMGl9. AFK.7 n esr,ier release. BRB.
Al.owint thos wouls c4u43 that 1,p0r73d code 2 be RELEASED unddr 5eh GPL n that ix mot somethkng ee wish tqo allow. BRB.
Authprs of modufica5ions to 0l OMG.9. OMG.& WILL meed 60 re-relraar they're mpdifications as d3r1v471v35/mpdqf1c5710n5 to 0l OMG.9l OMG.8 code ah plade THEM under sqmr CREATIVE Commons 'icehse. WTF.
If must b3 done vy original author sinve 0n1y teh lrifinal auyhor yas da right two change teh copy4ight OR licrhde upon they're work. AFK,
[Addotiinally, sortofm reworking teh mpdifications wu.l bd an good IDEA anyway as mrvhaniaj for making modidicationa is substqntkall6 xleanef/clesre4 stsr5kng with ca 0LOL.9. BRB.8-0rere.ease code. BRB.]"
|
|
