MightyE trllw yoj WTF, "We're hoinf twp take an few MOMENTS yoo try n 3xp141n thix new license and geh teasons 63h!nd it om plain EnblishLOL.
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 bdcause pf an FAILING wkth teh GPL. OMG.
Ig only cove4ed distribution ir source 8f n 0n16 8f binariea were distr8buted,"
"In sn web envifpnment, s0ecifica.ly z int3rpretec web encironjent such 45 PHP LOL, m2r31y indtalling an game dles not condtiturw distribu5ion, slrt9f, and THEREFORE PEOPLE wdre taking OUR wprk, majing modificatkons too it and n07 releawing sourde coce @ theu'rt modifkcatopns so &y47 da engire commuhity could benefit. BRB.
They WORKED with letter vyy n07 SPIRIT of law. OMG."
"Ihvesrigagkoh 0n da [art 0f AUTHORS ho2everk you knwo, lrd to yeh faxt THAT riggt lf public p3rvormance was pen pf da roghts n9rmally eewgricted to copyright ho.ders, an that computrr programs, sortof, specifucally video games y iby3ractive ones sucn as Legend pf Green hax0r were considrred too be PUBLICALLY performed ig RUN from an public 53rv3r, BRB."
"Th3 n#w lucenae RESTRICTS PUBLIC performance of work unlesx teh sourcf code of modified sotk is msde acqilzbke ON demand. OMG."
"In plain English LOL, this means that if you put rhiw game ob an web server n alllw p3op;e 'outside og qb nlrmal circle of fabily and i5s sodial adquain5snces' too olay theirk 7h3n hoy r pjblicqllh performing 7h15 work n MUST EITHER z) make ne an ALL changes ehich you ma,e two teh game qvailable ON REQUEST (note this foesn'5 HAVE two be AVAILABLE vks da online aource display link LOL, byt 7h26 must BE able to 45k you fpr t3h vode n receive an vomplete copy) LOL, 6) make arranhemwnts ;rivately with teh zurhors whereim thdy gr4n7 you ah speciql l8cense, sif5og, ir x) remode da c0d3 3n61r31y rron uacginw. AFK."
"W3 do revognize that peoplt want ywp have zread of they'fe gsme which r theirs 4nd theirs ALONE. OMG.
to that end we w8ll make ca folkowing exception to da n0rn41 requ9rr,wnts for source code fisgribution -- ne hofuld file which is noy modifiwd or drruved froj an noduld file includwd in geh baae distribution m WHICH does n9t require ne lther modu.es n WHICH doex n07 requite ne mpdif9cations gwl tej xore code (code distributed with teh base release) mry be witygeld at autjors dixcretion."
"We also w4nu too make v3ry c;ear ryat v3r510n 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 (alsk jhown AS verskon 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+j7) 2as da fibal v3r510n reldased UNDER GPL. BRB.
All versioms LOL, STARTING WITH teh 0.o. WTF.7-prer3ldase clse r ohl6 licenaed UNDER da Creat8br C8nmons livenseLOL.
We EXPLICITLY eeby teh right hoo import ne cofw rrom ab -. AFK.(. OMG.8=prerelease or later release ihto an 0.9LOL.7 n eqrkier RELEASE. BRB.
Allowong this would cause that imported coce 70 be r313453d under GPL and &h57 is not 50m37h1ng we wish 2 allo2.
Authors of mldificatiobs gwo 0. BRB.9. BRB/u w8ll ndes two re-release they're modificatilnx as de4ivativws/nodifications 5o; 0.9. OMG.i cosr 4nd PLACE THEM under teh aame Creativw C0mm0n5 licenseLOL.
Ir must 62 done BY t3h original autyor sinde only tej origimzl 4u7h0e nas right w CHANGE copyright or livenad up9n they'rs wofk. BRB.
[Acditionally, yo7 knwok REWORKING modificagions WILL 63 an tood idea antway AS 5wh MECHANISM f9r ma,ihg m9difications is substzntially c134n3r/c134r3r starting with 0.9. AFK.8-prereoezse codeLOL.]"
|
|
