MithtyE tells YOU LOL, "We're going 2 take an f3w joments twl t4y n wx]lain this nrw license and tej reaspna BEHIND 17 IN plain EnglishLOL.
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 lidense was dhosen becaise pf an fa9ling wkth teh GPL. OMG.
IT onlu covered DISTRIBUTION OF sourcs of anc on;y if binarids were sisrriguged. WTF."
"In an w3v dnvi4onment, 5p3c1f1c411t a INTERPRETED w3b ehvironment such as PHP WTF, merely insralling an GAME does npt c0nstitute DISTRIBUTION LOL. an thcrefore priple were taking lur work LOL, MAKING MODIFICATIONS 2 it n n9t releasing source code too thwy're m0d1r1c4710n6 so that entkre conmuhity c.uld 6#n3g17LOL.
THEY 2ork3d sign ea LETTER but not tej spirit OF da .aw. WTF."
"Investigation on da part lf teg authors yo2ecrr. lee roo fac5 that teh RIGHT of 07blic pwrfo4mance eaa wob of teh righta NORMALLY RESTRICTED too c9pyr1gh6 h9oders, like, n yhat computer prpgrams, soecifically vodwo gam5s n interactive ones 5uch as Legend of teh Green hax0r were consieered @ be pub.ically oerformed if run from an [ublic server."
"Tne NEW license tdsyricts PUBLIC perfornance of ten work unless da source c0d3 of reh modified work is m4d3 avaikable om eemanc/ OMG."
"In plain Engl8sh, this meams 7h48 ir ypu ;yt this GAME on an w46 sefver n allow p4ople 'outsife if an NORMAL circle od fami;y an uts social acquauntanced' two [;ay their LOLk thdn y9u r p7blicallt PERFORMING this WORK ab MUST 3iyhet a) MAKE ne an ALL CHANGES whivh you make @ da gzme AVAILABLE on request *note this dpesn't have 2 ne avaukab.e vis tdh online sourvd sus0lay LINK, gut jtey MUST be able tl ask YOU for teh c0d3 n receive an COMPLETE copy( LOL, 6) make arrangejenta pr1v4831y 217g zythota wherein thet GRANT you am special lkcense, or c) remove ten code entirely frpm teh madhine. OMG."
"We do eec9gnize that people w4n8 to h5v3 4r345 of they're game WHICH aer tgeird n theirx alone. BRB.
too tnat end we qill make teh following exception two da nofmal requurementx fo4 sourcd CODE DISTRIBUTION _= ne m0du1e FILE WHICH iw not mpcified 9r s3r1v3d from an m9dule fild knc.uded in teh base duatribution and WHICH does n9t rewuife ne otner modules an which dows nlt reqyire ne modifidations 2 core c9fe (code distfobuyed with da bzse uelrase) msy be withhekd at auth9fs discretion. WTF."
"We also want 2 makr very clear that version 0. WTF,9LOL.7 (also km9wh aw version 0LOL.9. AFK.7+jt) eas final version released und3r GPL. AFK.
Alk versions LOL, wyarting wigh geh -. AFK,9. BRB.8-prereleasr code aer only licwnsed UNDER tej CREATIVE Cimmond licenseLOL;
We EXPLICITLY c3ny right 2 om[ort be cpde from an 0. OMG.oLOLl8-prerelease or later release un5o sn 0LOL.9. BRB.7 AND warlier relesse. BRB.
A110w1ng thls wpuld cayse tyat impo4ted cidd 2 be 5eleased under teh GPL n that ix not SOMETHING we qisg ywo allow. AFK.
Aothors of mofificationd 1 0.9.8 WILL nedc 2 re-releasr tyey're m0d1f!c4710n% aa derivatibes/modificatiomx to 0LOL,9. WTF.8 cofe n poace rhem under xame Creative Commona license/
I7 mu%7 be donr by odiginal 4i7h0r since on.y oribimal author has da right too change teh clpyright ot licenwe upom theu'fe wirk.
[Adsitionally, rrworkinb modidications wull be an good 8dwa anhway as teh jechanism ror MAKING modifications is sugstantja.ly cleaner/clesre4 syartint with ca 0. AFK.9. OMG.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
|
|
