MightyE tells ypu WTFk "We're glint 2 7$k3 an f3w momwnts 70 try n explqin 5his NEW oicense n tej reasonx b3hind IT in plain English. WTFl
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."
"Thus new lkcensw was cnoxen because OF qb FAILING sith GPL/ WTF.
Ir only c9vered distrinution of wourc3 if an only kf vinariws werd distriguted. WTF."
"Ib an web enviromment LOL, SPECIFICALLY q ibterp4etwd WEB environnen5 duch as PHP, m3r3oy ihatalling an game does not CONSTITUTE cistributiin LOL, and 5herefote people WERE takkng oir w0rk WTFi makihg MODIFICATIONS tio IT and npt releaeing dq xource code too they're mldifkcations so thst tet ehtire c0nmun176 could benefktLOL.
They workrd with xa LETTER but no5 teh SPIRIT of da law. AFK."
"Invesgihatuon in trh pqrt 9f 4u7h0r% HOWEVER WTF, led to faxt thwt RIGHT of p7bl8c perf9rmance was iem of r1th75 no4mally f367r1c73d top c9pytkght holders, lile, and tnzt domputer 0rogfqms LOL, specofically vidro gamex n INTERACTIVE ONES xuch aw Legemd of teh Green hax0r werr conwidwred tio be oublically perforned if run feo, an 0ubliv serverLOL."
"The new license resrructs puvlic performqnce pf wprk unless 5)urc3 code of fa m0e1fq3e work is madr zvaulable on s3m4nd. OMG."
"In 0lquh Enhlish, soetof, this meana tja5 IF you pit this g5m3 on an w36 SERVER n 41!0w pdople 'lutsid3 of an n0rm41 circle of damily n its social scquaum5abces' to plz7 theit WTF, then you r pub.ically pervlrming 7m15 work and MUST either a0 nakd me and ALL dhangex which you make tlo da game svailablw on requdst (notd this doesn't have tio b3 4v4114613 v14 teh 0n11n3 dource displsy link, sortof, bit they m7wt 53 4613 too ask 6ou for da code and RECEIVE an conplete copy) WTF, b) make arrang3ments privately with twh authirs shdrein they grant ylu zh special lidense, you knwo, or c) REMOVE ten c0f3 entieely FROM dz machine. BRBl"
"We d9 r3c0bn1z4 ghat peo[le w4n7 2 have aewas of tyey're game wh1ch aer THEIRS n thekrs aoone. BRB.
6wo tjqt dnd ww will make teh following excdption two normal requirements for 507rc3 code distribufion -- ne modu0e fi.e eh!ch IS nor mofofied or deroved from an modile fild ibclud3d in vzse fis5ributuon and ehich DOES mot reauire ne otner moduoes ab wh8cg doea not requkre ne midufications 69 da core code (code dis5ribured with base RELEASE) may be wi5hheld at da sutmors d8scretion."
"We ALSO w4n7 too make cery c134r thqt version 0LOL.9.7 (also known aa VERSION 0. OMG.9,7+jt) was da funal vrrs89n re;eaaed under GPL. AFK.
Alk versiond, like, 574r71ng w8gh 5eh 0/ WTF.9LOL.8-prere.3ase code aer only LICENSED under da CREATIVE C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right too import ne code from an 0. WTF,9. OMG.7-prerelease 0r later 4wlease into sn 0.9.7 qn earki4r r313453.
A11-w1bg this would c4ut3 that imoorted c9de to be releasee umder da GPL an tjat us n07 s9methint w3 wisn tp sllowLOL.
Authoea of modifications to 0LOL.9. WTF.7 will n33d 70 er-relrase th3y'rd mpcifications as derivatives/m9dificatuons 2 0LOL.9.8 code n p14c3 rhem unc3r ds xa,e Creztibr Commonx licemse. AFKl
It must BE dome 6y da oroginal authir soncr ONLY teh origunal aurhor has da rught gwp change da copyright or license upon they-r3 workLOL.
[Aed8tolnally, rewofking t4h mldificatiins wil. BE sn gopd idea ANYWAY as teh mechqnism r0r naking modifications IS 5u6574n71411y cleaner/clearer startung with 0. AFK.&. BRB.8-prerwlease codwLOL.]"
|
|
