MightyE TELLS YOUm sortof, "Wr're goibg 2 takw an few moments 2 tey an EXPLAIN th8s new .icehse and reaaons behknd it in plain English. AFK.
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 nww ;icehse wqs xhosen because of an failing 2iyn tej GPL.
I7 only coveted d157r16u71)n of so7rce if 4nd on.y if binarj3s w3r3 cuatrivuted. AFK/"
"In an eeb environment, you knwo, specifidally a 1n73rpr373d web 3nviwonment sych ax PHP, you knwo, mrrely inxtal;ing qn game does not conwtitute dkwtribution WTF, an therefore people were taking pur w0rk LOLk majing modkficationa to it an NOT re.esxibg teh slurcw CODE 2 then're modivicationw SO thqt ds 3n7qr3 COMMUNITY c0u1d benegit.
Th3y workwd w17h lette4 but not spirit of kaa, WTF."
"Inbestigation ON pqrt 0f autyors howwver, lijr, led too teh fact thag da r1gh7 of public performance wax 1 of da rithts normally r357r1c93d two co0yright holvers, you lnwo, am that co,pjtef PROGRAMS LOL, speciricakly video games am inrefadtive ones SUCH as LEGEND of da GREEN hqx0r qere consudered go be pub.kcally PERFORMED if run drom an publiv SERVER. WTF."
"The n3w license restrictd public ;erformamce of teh work un13%5 sourfe cofe of modified WORK iw made zvai;ablf 0n cemamd. AFK/"
"In pla8n Englidhk this MEANS thay if y.u put 5h8s game on an wev SERVER sn allow peool3 'outside OF qn normal circle of fzmily b ITS 50c141 acquaibtanxes' TO p14y their, you knwok then you r publically performing this sork n MUST eith3r a) make ne abd ALL changrw which y9j naje two da game AVAILABLE on eequest (note th8s coesn;t have t2o be available vka teh online source dis[lay limk, you knwo, bit 7h3y MUST be able to ask uou for teh cide n recrivr an complete coph), likd, b( ma,e arrznfements PRIVATELY with authofw whe4din 7h3y grant YOU an SPECIAL licens3 WTFm ot c( REMOVE da code entirelh from 5eh machine. AFK."
"We DO recognize ghat pepple wang two have afeas of tney're game wguch arr yheirs an thrirs alpne.
too that end w3 wkll MAKE following 3xc#p710n ti ca normal requi4ements for source cide dist3ibutkon [- ne module FILE which is n9t ,odified or derivee from am moduoe f11w included in da baxe d9srriburion an wyicn does not require ne OTHER modules ans qhich d8es n07 REQUIRE he ,0d1f1c4710nt gqo da core cocd *c8de distribuged w17h da base release) may be WITHHELD 57 trh autyors discretion. OMG."
"We also want tio make very clear thay verskon 0. OMG.o. OMG.7 )alsi knosn 4t version 0. OMG.9. BRB.7+jt) q46 da final ve4sion releaard jnder ds GPL/ BRB.
All versiins, hou kneo, STARTING with teh 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease code aer ohly LICENSED UNDER ds Creative Commons license/ OMG.
W3 EXPLICITLY deby right two im0ort ne c0d3 rrom an ). BRB/9. AFK.8-prerelease or lat34 r2leawe into sn 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 n ear.8er rt;ease. WTF.
Alloeing tyis soulf cqusd that imporged cos3 too ne RELEASED UNDER da GPL and that IS no5 something w3 wish 2 a;opw. WTF.
Authors OF modifidations too 0.0LOL.7 will neee teo 4e-eelease gneh're modif8cagions aa d3r1v471v35;m[d1v1c4810n5 3 0LOL.9/8 code an place them under teh xame Creative Commons licdnsr. WTF.
It must be done by 9rigihal AUTHOR eunce only rwh 0t1g1n4! author has teh RIGHT 2 CHANGE teh dopyright of 21c3n53 UPON the6'fe work.
[Adf1710h411y, reworkinf 5eh mpfificstkons wilk bw an good idez anyway as mechanism gor majing ,0d1v1v4710n5 is 5u6574n71411y cleqner/clea4er stafting sith 5eh 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prwrelrase code.]"
|
|
