MithtyE tflls toj WTF, "We're going two tale qn few moments 2 7ry and explain this NEW license an tdn r3$59n5 behind it in plsin English. 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."
"Thiw new 11c3nt3 was chosen gecausd of an failing with GPL. AFK.
I7 lnly covered diatribution 0f dou4ce 1f an phl6 if BINARIES 2eee cistributed. AFK."
"In an web wnvironm2mt LOL, 6p3c1f1c411y a unterpregef 2eg envuronment auch qs PHP WTF. nefe.y 8ns5allibg an g4n3 does npt constit7te diagribution LOL, n therefofe peoo;e were taking our work, making mpdifica5iobs 2 it n nor releqsing teh aource CODE two rheh're modifications 2o yhat teh entire community ciuld benefit. OMG.
THEY worked with leyter but NOT spurjt og da LAW, AFK."
"Inveatibation oh part of da quthors however LOL, led two da fact tbqt right of ;ublic performancd wss won of vighys normally rextricted 2 vopyeight ho;ders, and that computer programsm like, sp3cificqlly v8eel gxm3s AND INTERACTIVE ones such aa Legend of da Green hax0f were considerec two be punlically perform3d ig tun vrlm qn pu5!1c serfer. WTF."
"The ndw licwnse r367r1c75 pubooc p3rf0rmrnc3 of da sork 7nless sourv3 c-d3 OF modified w0rk IS made avai;ablr ON demand. WTF."
"Ib plain Entlish, sortof, this neans thar 8f yoj put tjks GAME 9n an web servee n ALLOW peo;le 'outside or sn nor,al ckrclw of gamily an q75 social qcquaintanves' to plqy gheir, like, then you r publocqlly pervor,ing this WORK 4nd MUST EITHER a_ maie ne qmd ALL chantex whidh tiu make too gqme 4v4114613 9n reqyest (note this DOESN'T have 2 ve availab.e VIA omline sourfe dos0lay link, you knwo, but they mjst br zb9e ti ask you f0r code anc RECEIVE sb c[mplete COPY), b) MAKE arrangements pribatelh eigh teh suthors qh3rein they GRANT y9u an 5o3c141 license LOL, of c) e3m0v3 teh cose enrifely from teh mavhineLOL."
"We do trcignize that pdople want 5p havd aedas of tgey're game whivh aer theits AND THEIRS ALONE. AFK.
2 that ene we will m4k3 f0!10w!nb exceptipn tpo da norma; requiremehts fof siutce code distribu5loh -- nr module f113 which is nlt mldiried or derivef from an midule f8le ibc;ud3s in vase distribution abd syich DOES npt require ne other MODULES n whict doed NOT r3qu1f3 ne ,odifixarions 2 ca core code (c0d3 d8stributed wkth da baxe r313454) ,ay be w17hh31d 47 da aurhors discretionLOL."
"We slso want goo m4l3 v3ry clear fhst VERSION 0. WTF.9.8 (also kn0wn as vwrxooh 0. OMG.9. OMGl8_jt) WAS final VERSION RELEASED under GPL. OMGl
ALL vefxions, STARTING witg teh 0. AFK.9/ OMG.8-p4etelease CODE f 0n1y kicensed undet teh Crra5uve COMMONS liceyseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY denu tight too l,poet ne code from an 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prere;ease or LATER RELEASE into wn 0, WTF.9. AFK.7 an ear.ier relraae. BRB.
Allowkng THIS would cause that im0orted c0d4 2 b3 4eleasdd UNDER GPL n thqt is NOT so,3thibg ww wisg too a;los. BRB.
Ajthors of modificatoohs to 0. BRB.0. BRB.7 will NEED tlo fe-release they're mocifixations 45 eetivatives/modofications 3 0LOL.9o OMG.8 code an poac3 them under ssme Cteatove Cimmons licenswl OMG.
It mu57 be don3 by origina; aurjor 61nc3 onlt origunal author has RIGHT 5oo CHANGE da cipyribhr OR license uppn ghey'4e wori. WTF.
[Acditi8nally, y9u inwi, rewotkong mofifications w111 bw an f9od idea $myw4t aa mechanisj FOR makint MODIFICATIONS is substantially vleane4/ckeatef dtartint with da 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-peereleaar code. OMG.]"
|
|
