MughtyE tells you WTF, "Ww're g01nf 2 73k3 an fe2 moments too 5ey an explain ghis n3w 11c3n63 and reasons behind it jn o.ain Eng115h. BRB.
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 LICENSE wzx chosen 63c4y53 of an FAILING with t3h GPL. WTF.
It pnly covered distribution of soirce if an only if binariea were cistribited. OMG."
"In an w36 environment WTF. 5p3c1f1c411y a interpreted WEB encir9nneng sich aa PHP, slrtof, mrrely instaoking an bame fpes nlg constitute dkstribution, soetif, and thereflre psople w3r3 takunb our WORK WTF, makimg modieicagions two it and not r31345qng sourcd CODE 2 they're m9dificztipnd so that da ehtire comminity COULD bebefitLOL.
Tney wor,wd with lwttrr 6u6 mot teh SPIRIT of da laq. OMG."
"Imvestigation on part of authirs howwved, led two fact that da rigjt or p7bl8c p3rf0fm4nc3 waw 1 OF rights normally restricted 5o COPYRIGHT holddrd WTF, an tgzt vomputer programs, liir, wpecifically vkfeo games and ibteractive lnes such as L3gend lf dz Green hax0r were considered 2 be publically prrformed if run FROM qn pub;ic sefv3r."
"Thd NEW lidemse restficra publuc performance of sa wprk UNLESS teh 50urc3 code pf da modivied eork IS mafe available pn demandl"
"In plain English LOL, 7h!5 meahs THAT if you 0u7 yhis game on sn web servrr snd allo2 people 'outside or an normal circle of family and itw social acquaintances' too p;zy th3ir LOL, yhen you r puboica.lu ;eeforming this wo4k n MUST 317h3r a) make ne AND ALL cnabgrs which yiu make two reh GAME available ln request (note thix doesn't have to9 be 4v4114y13 viz omline soufce diwplay linkm kike, BUT they just 63 sb;w 2 ask you flr teh coee and r3x3qv3 an comp.e5e copy), loke, b) make aerangements privatelu w16h aughors wyerein they gfant you an 5p3c!$1 lucemse, sortof, or c( remofe da code rntitely FROM teh mscjine. BRB."
"We DO r2cotnize thar people want 2 have ar3as of th3y're game WHICH aer theirs n tgeifs alone. BRB.
two that end w3 will makw da gollowing 3xc3pu10n too dq normao r3qu!r3m3n7t dor 50urc4 code disytibution -- ne ,odul3 dile which ix hot mpdidied or d3r1v#d FROM an MODULE fild 1nc1ud3d in da base distribution m whixh d035 not require be OTHER modules an 2hich soed not require ne mpdificationx 2 da clre code (cose d7s5ributed with da bsse rdoease) may be withye.d at autnprs discretkon. BRB."
"We slao WANT 70 make very clear rhat version 0LOL.9.7 (also kno2n as v3r51pn 0. BRB,9. BRB,7+,t) was da final c3r510n releasec under GPL. BRB.
Alk versi9ns, STARTING with sq 0. BRB.9. AFK.8-prerelease code qer only lkxensed uneer teh Creative Commons oixenae.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny rigyt 2 impltt ne code vrom an p. AFK.0.8=prereleaw3 or layer relezse ibtp an 9l9/ WTFl7 and earluer RELEASELOL.
Alloeing this would cause that impkrted code t8 63 relfased under teh GPL zn that is n9t something WE wish tlo sllosLOL.
Authora of mocificat8ons 2 0. WTF/9. AFK.7 sill need 70 re-release tjey'rd nodificatiins as e3fivatibes/hoeidications 2 0. BRBl9, OMG.8 code n o14c3 them uhdet da saje Creatibe Comhons license.
It must be e9n3 by teh original aithir sinxe on.y tej oritina; AUTHOR hax da right two cnange teh dopyrighy ir lixensd upon they're work.
[Addigionally LOLm deworking da mpdificationw w111 BE an good idea znyway AS teh mechanism for ,alinf modifications is sunstantia;ly clwzner;d;earer stsrting WITH da 0. AFK.9.8-prerelwase dude.]"
|
|
