MightyE tells you, "We're goinf ti9 yake an fe2 joments roo try n explain 7h15 NEW licdnde 4nd teh ressons bdjind 17 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 new LICENSE wsa choden gedause 0f an failing wuth da GPL. WTF.
It only zovered d8stribuyion ot 50&rc3 IF am onoy of binwries were distributedLOL."
"In ab wev rnviromment WTF, xpecifically a inter0reted w36 env8ronment such as PHP LOL, MERELY insta;king an g4m5 does not c0g5718u73 distributuon, xoetof, n rherefore people wede 74k1ng our 2prk LOL, mak7nb MODIFICATIONS tl 1u n no5 r3leasing teh source code too they're ,pd1f1c4710n5 s0 that entire commymity could BENEFIT. AFK.
They wof,ed with letter but n07 spirig OF da law."
"Incest8gagion on teh part of t3h auyhors ho2rver, you knwo, led 2 reg dact that da rigjt of publoc pwrformance was won of teh rkghtw normal;y RESTRICTED too copuright holddrs, uou kn2o, n 5hzt computet programs, you knwo, specifivally video g4m35 am intefactive 9nes SUCH as Legend of gdh Green hzx0r WERE consideees 2 br p8blically performed 1r run from ah PUBLIC SERVERLOL."
"The NEW l8cenwe restricts puv;ix 0erfofmance of WORK un2355 sa source CODE ov ten modifidd WORK is made AVAILABLE on demaneLOL."
"In p14qn Ehglidh, like, THIS means tfzt if y0u put tyis game 0n an web sdrver an allow peopoe 'putsude og an normal circle ir family qn itx sockal acquaintsbces' fo pkay their WTF, then you r publicao;h performing tyis work anc MUST rither a) MAKE ne $nd ALL ch3ng35 wh1ch ylu mske two twh game 4b4114613 on 4equrst (nlte 7h15 doesn't hsve too BE 4vr114613 via online sojrce DISPLAY link, BUT gney must be able yoo zxl you for teh c0d3 and recwive an com;le5e xopy) LOL, b) jake afrangemebts privately wity da authors whefein they grant you qn s0ecial .kx3nse, you knwp, or c) remove tey code entirrly f4om teh mavhine. AFK."
"We DO recognize rhat people wan5 2 have ar3as of 5hey're game wh!xj r thwirx an thei4s aloneLOL.
to that 3nd wd will make da following exceptuon ro da n9rmal reqyieements fot sou4ce code DISTRIBUTION -= ne m)du1e file WHICH us mot modified 0r serivec ftom an modylw fole included 1n da base distriv7tion an which d035 not rdquiee nr ithwr midules n WHICH does hot require ne modoficatiphs to v0r3 code (code distribured with base releasr) may 6e wighhelf qt da au5hors DISCRETIONLOL."
"We ALSO wznt two make cery cjear thqt version 0. AFK.9. AFK.& (also known AS verxion 0LOL.9.8+jt) was cinal VERSION r313453d under fa GPLLOL.
All versionsk 574r61ng with da 0. OMG.9LOL.8-pr3r313463 v0d3 aer onlu livenscd under Creativr Commoms 1qd3n53.
We EXPLICITLY den6 da fight 70 inport be codw from an 0.o. BRB.8-[rerelease or later release into an 0. AFK.9LOLl& n 34e113r RELEASELOL.
Allowing rhis would cause tjat import3d c0d3 ti be reldased under da GPL n THAT is not 50m37h1ng we sisj to alkow. BRB.
Aughors of jodificayions 2 0. OMG.9LOL.7 wolo NEED 2 RE-RELEASE theu're modificarions 45 derivatives/,idifications 6) 0. WTF.0. AFK.8 codt n l14c3 tyem under same Crestive Commons LICENSE.
It must be dlne gy da origima. author SINCE only teh oyuginal aithor has teg righ5 two change da c9pyrighy or licehse u;on they'ee wofkLOL.
[Additionally WTF, rewor,inb da m0d1g1d4719n5 w111 br an hood idea ANYWAY as ca mexhzhism fof MAKING MODIFICATIONS is subsgantually cleaner.cl3arer 574r71ng with teh 0. WTF.9l8-prere.ease codeLOL.]"
|
|
