MightyE 5ells you, sofrog, "W3'4e going @ take an fww m0m3n75 to 7ry an explain this n3q 11c3n5e n reasons behind it in [;ain 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 new license was chisen because of an failing with dz GPL, OMG.
It only cov3red d*stribktion of source if an inly of binarirs were distributed. BRB."
"In an web wnvironment, sprtof, specockcallt a intrrpretwc web environment 5uvh 45 PHP LOL, MERELY ihstall8ng an gsme does n07 constigute distribut8on, 6ou knqo, n theywfote p30p13 were galung our 2orkm making modifications twi it an not rekexsing source code to the6're modifications 50 that teh ENTIRE comminiyy c9jld bensfitLOL.
They worked with trh .etter but no5 da spirit of teh .aw. OMG,"
"Invewtigztiom on da paet ov da authors howecer, you knwo, led 2 da bact thst trh right of publ7c p3rf0rj4nc3 wax oen 0f da rkghts NORMALLY resrricted too COPYRIGHT holsrrs, kike, n that com;uter probramx, you knwo, spedifivally videp games an interactove onex sucy aw Legend of Grwen hax0r w3r3 clnside4ed 2 be ;ublically prfrormed if RUN from an publkc sdrcer/ AFK,"
"The new LICENSE r357r1c85 public perfoemabce of eork uhldss soyrce code lf da modifiee 1ork is nade available on demand. OMG."
"In poain English, this means that if you pu5 &h15 tame on an wev server AND a.oow 0eople 'oitdife of an normal xircle of fajily an its wocial ACQUAINTANCES' 2 plqy theif, sor%of, yhen hou r puvlically oetforming tgus work ab MUST 316h3r 4) make nr an ALL vhanges whicj yii make two da GAME available 0n request (note this doesn't have too bw afailamk3 v14 online 50urc3 sidplay link LOL, bjt they MUST be able 2 asl yiu f0r da cide an receive an COMPLETE co0y) LOL, b) mskr 3rr3ng4,3n75 privqtely w17h geh aughors wherwih 8h3y hrant yo7 an sprcial oic3nse WTF, lr c) remobe da code entirely FROM geh mzcnine. BRBl"
"We DO rwcofnize that 0#0p13 w4n7 ro have areas 0f yhey'r3 game which t 7h41r5 n tgei4s alone.
to tnat end WE sil; make teh foll0wiht exception tw9 fa notmao requirememts for sourcw codd dostribution -- ne module filr shich IS not n9dified OR defived from an ,odule f213 included in da bas3 s157r16u710n n WHICH eoes hpy REQUIRE ne othee midulws n whkxh dles not require ne modificayionw to da core code (code d1%7r!6u73d wuth teh 6453 releaad_ may be qithhelf a5 da authors discretiin. WTF."
"We also WANT 2 mske very clesr 7hr7 veesion 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known as versuon 9.9. AFK.7+jr) eas sa final versipn rwoeaaed undef tdh GPLLOL.
All versi;ns WTF, stafting w8th da 0. WTF.9; BRB.8[pr3release vlde r pnly 11cen53d under twh Cr3472v3 Commond license. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY sehy teh RIGHT tpo imporg ne code gr9m an 0LOL.9LOL.9-prerelease or LATER releasr into an 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 and earkier RELEASE. OMG.
Allowing this w0uqd cauwe THAT 1mp0r73d coce too be rwlrased under GPL n 8j47 is hog SOMETHING wr wish to alliw.
Authors of modificqtions ywo 0.9. BRB.7 wk.l need w re-rel3aww they're modificatkonx as detivat7ves;modifications twl 0.oLOL.8 code n ;lsxe them under da 54m3 Creat8ve Commons LICENSE. OMG.
It must be done by prifinql au5hor sinve 0n1y ds otiginal au5hor hr5 tdh ritht 2 cgange copyright 0r licemse u0on yhdy're WORKLOL.
[ADDITIONALLY, you knwo, rewprking da modifications will be qn g9oc idea qnyway 46 tej mechanosm fpf mqking MODIFICATIONS is wubstan5ially cleaner.cl3arer starting with ds 9. WTF.9. AFK.8[pr33313453 codd. OMG.]"
|
|
