MightyE 5wlls you, "We're gling too TAKE an few mojdnts tpo t4y an expkain tnis ndw LICENSE an ressohs behind it 1m PLAIN English.
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 mew kicense @as chosen becausd of an failibg witn 4eh GPL.
It ONLY covefed DISTRIBUTION of sourcr if and 0j1y 1f vinaries were distrigyted."
"In an web environmrnt WTF, SPECIFICALLY a knterpreted erb envir9nmdng such as PHP, like, merel6 ibstall8ng an gamd does no5 CONSTITUTE diwyribution, n ghereforw peopke were taking lut work LOL, making moeifications 2 it b h07 releasing teh s9urcd vode too they'fe modificayions so THAT da entire COMMUNITY could ben3fit. AFK.
They woridd WITH ea legter vut hot teh spirit od law. OMG."
"Investifation ON teg 04r7 of teh authi4s HOWEVER, like, led TO da fact THAT right of p7blic 0erformance WAS 1 OF tej rignts h0rm411y rewtricted two copyright hilders, like, an that computer programs, you knwo, specifocally video gsmes n intwractiv# ONES suxy as LEGEND OF da GREEN gax0r weee consideted TO 6e oub.ically perf9rmed if run from an public sdrver. BRB."
"The neq license restrictw p7blic pervoemabce of teh work ynless da souwce code pf modofidd 20rk is msde ava8lab.e ON d3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain English, this mwzns that if ylu put this game 9n an w36 server qn allpw PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE if an normal circle OF fqmily n ITS social qcquaintancea' goo play their, you knw9, then uou r publically pergormibh uj15 2ork and MUST either a) ma,e n3 n ALL cnangrs wh8ch you MAKE to game AVAILABLE )n tequesr (np5e this diean[t have two bs 4v3114613 fia onlin3 dojrce display link, you knwpm b7t 5hwy MUST be able 2 ask you d9r twh CODE and rdceive zn c9jp.ete cipy), yoy khwl, b) make arrabgdments 0r1v4731y qith 5eh authors wherein they grqnt you an special licwnse, hiu knwo, or c) rrmofe da cose wntirely FROM ea j4ch1n3. WTF."
"We fo recognizd that p30p13 eant ywo have qreax of they're game wyicj se5 yhwirs n 7g31r5 alonw. BRB.
2 tjat END we WILL m3k3 da fo.lowihg EXCEPTION to r3h normal requiremenys gor source code distributiln -- nr m9du;e file which is NOT mldified ir DERIVED fro, an modj.e file qnc2ud#d IN da basr d157r16771pn and wh1vh DOES NOT rwquire ne other ,odules ans WHICH doex not require me MODIFICATIONS 2 da cote c0d3 (code dkstributwd with fs bawe release) m4y b3 withhelc at authors doscretion. OMG."
"We alxo sant ti makw very cldar that versipn 0. BRB.9l AFK.7 (qlso known as fersi9h 0.9LOL.7+jt) was teh f2n41 VERSION teleased under da GPLLOL.
All v3rsipns LOL, staf5ing WITH yeh 0. BRB.9LOL.8-peerelease code r only LICENSED unfeg dq Cr3471v3 Commons license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right too im0ort ne clde from an ). WTF.9LOL.8[pre4elezw3 0r .at3r releas3 into an 0. AFK,9. AFK.7 b esrlker release. OMG.
Aklowing yy8s would cause tgat imported CODE ywo be released und3r GPL an that is NOT SOMETHING we wk2h too allow. WTF.
Autyors of modificationa 2 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 woo; NEED two rr-release 5he6're nodif8catooms as der1v4&!v35;m0d1f1c4710n5 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 vode an place them uncer teh same CREATIVE Commons licehxr.
IT MUST 63 dobe by t3h ORIGINAL aurhir s8nce ONLY da originql authot has da right to cyanbe teh copyright or lixense UPON they;rw WORKLOL.
pAdditionally LOL, reworking da mosirications WILL be an good idea an5way as mecjsn8sm FOR making m;eificati9ns is substantially CLEANER/CLEARER starting w8th 0. WTF.9. BRB/8-;rereleaae code. BRB.]"
|
|
