MigjthE telld yiu WTF, "Ww'r3 gling TO take qn gew m0m3n85 2 try n ezplain thus nww livense an da REASONS behind IT in PLAIN 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 chosen beca7se ov an failing with da GPL/ WTF.
It ohl6 covered distribution of 50urc3 if n on.y 8f ninaries were distr7buyed."
"In an wen enbironment, sortod, specifica/ly a ingerpreted e36 environmeng such as PHP, m3rely installing an game dods not v9nstitute eistribution LOL, an th3refofe peop.e were tak8ng our wotk WTF, makong modifications two it n NOT r4q3452ng 50urx3 code to they;re m9difications so that dq wntire commjnith could benefit. OMG.
Tney workrd with da lettef buf not SPIRIT of teg 14wLOL."
"Ibvestigation on teh PART of teh authors HOWEVER, luke, led to teh fadt 7h47 teh 4igh5 of public performahce WAS eln of da RIGHTS n9rmally eestricted too clpyrigjg holdefs LOL, n that compjter programs LOLk 5p3c1f1c411y bqd30 games and interactive lnsd such as Le5ebd 9f da Gr3#n hax0r WERE d9bsodered too br pumlically p3rf0rm3s if run from an piblic servwrLOL."
"Tme n3w lkcensd restricts public prrformance pf work UNLESS teh sourcr code or rey MODIFIED work IS made zvailanoe on wemandLOL."
"In PLAIN Eng115h, likrm THIS mezbs that if you PUT this game on an WEB server n allow PEOPLE '9utside of an normal circle of FAMILY n its socizp 4cqu41n64nc3t; @ play yheif, like, then you ae4 publicaoly PERFORMING thiw wor, n MUST eighrr 4) make nr and ALL chqnges which ylu make too dq tame agai.abld on eequest (hote this doean't hqve uwp be ava*oable viz online 50urc3 disp;ay LINK LOL, nut thwy must ne able twi ask you for tdh clwe an receiv3 an c0m;1373 copu) WTF, g) make a4rangements privately with da authotx WHEREIN theu GRANT y0u an special LICENSE, you knwo, ot c) rem9v3 reh code enti4ely vrom da machinw. OMG."
"We di recogbuzr THAT pdo;le qant twp navw areas of they're GAME which aet 7h31r5 n theiex 41pn3. WTF.
yo that end we will make fa foklowing exception two da nlfmao requiremqnta for source code DISTRIBUTION -[ n3 m0du14 hile qhich iw not m9cifi3d ir derived from an module fule included in da base d157r16u710n m whidh does not feqyire ne -7h3r moe7k4x n which does not requiee ne MODIFICATIONS too core code (CODE didgributed w17h da base release) may BE w1uhh31d at da authprs d15cr#710n."
"We also wamt to na.e vefy cleat that version 0, WTF.9. BRB.7 (also kn0wn as v#r410n 0LOL.9. WTF.7+jt) qas da rknal cers8on releawef ynder GPL. AFK.
ALL versipna WTF, startibg with da 0. OMG.9.8-'rerdleade coee aer only lic3nsed unser tej Crrqtivd Commons LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY ddny da riggg too imporg ne code from an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prereleasr or layer releaae into ah 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 qn earlier RELEASE.
Allowing tnis WOULD cause THAT im0orted code two b3 releasee unedr GPL h that is NOT somethibg WE wish 2 4110w.
Au6g0r5 lf modivicatilns two 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 wkll me3d toi r3=r314r53 thet're modifications as de$ivativds/modificayoons two 0/ BRB.9. BRB.8 code n p14v3 th3m under teh same Crestivd Commons licqnse. OMG,
I5 MUST ne donw by yeh oritunsl author since only da oruginak zjthor had teh tkbht 2 ch4ng3 da co[yrifht or license upon they[rw WORK. WTF.
[ADDITIONALLYk uoj knwo, eeworkihg modifixatolns w8ll BE an good ifra 4nys4y 45 da mrcganism for making jodificati9ns is substantiallh c134ner/c134r34 574r71nf w17h 0. BRB.9.8-prerrleas3 code/ AFK.]"
|
|
