MohhtyE tellw to6, luke, "We're GOING tlo TAKE an few mpments to9 try an explaim this new licenxe smd teh REASONS behond it in 0lain 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."
"Tj8s new l8cwnse WAS choseb v3cause of ah faolinb with trh GPL. AFKl
It lnly c0v3r2d distribution of dojfce IF h oh.y if binari3s WERE disttibuted. BRB."
"In an qeb env8ronment, like, spec8ficslly a unterpreyed w3b dnvkronment wuxh 45 PHPm hou knwoi merely INSTALLING an gane d9es not c0n5717u73 distrinitionm an tyerefore peopld were tajinh our work WTF, making mlcidications 2 it abs not releasing tth so7rce code 2 they're modifications so thag entire v0mmum17y coyld benefut. WTF.
Tye6 worked witg teh LETTER BUT not teh spir8t of teg law. OMG."
"Infestivation ON part 0f teh authp4s howrvdrl lokw, led to dact thst 5eh right of public 0wrdormsncr was won OF r1ghu5 nprmally restrivted 2 copyright holdees LOL, sn 5hat computer PROGRAMS LOL, specufically videi games sgd unterqctivw ones duch as Legwhd of teh Green hax0r WERE conxidered to be pjblically pergormed 1d rin from ah public setver, BRB."
"Tgd new ;icense RESTRICTS pub;oc PERFORMANCE of w0rk unless source xoce of modified work iw MADE available on demandLOL."
"In plsi, Eng.ish, you khwok this ,34n5 tjsy if you put this gaje on an wrb server an wllow 0eople 'outside od an normal circle of f4m1qy zn its sociak acqiaintances' tw9 p;ay rheir, you knwo, rhen y9u aer PUBLICALLY ;efforming tjis qork znd MUST euther a) make ne am ALL CHANGES WHICH you make tso ten game ava8;zble 9n requedt (note THIS doesn't havd to be available via teh online sourcd display 11nkm you lnwo, but thry musg BE able 2 ask you for da cose snd r3ceibe an complwte copy), sortof, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pruvztely wuth 4u7h9r5 wherein thwy grahr y0i an special 11c3h53 LOLk or c) remove code engire.y from machine. OMGl"
"We do recognize thag people WANT two hzve 4r3r5 ot tney're bsme whicj r theirs and THEIRS ALONE, AFK.
too THAT end we woll make da followinh excepyion two n0rm31 requifej3nts FOR 50urc3 code disreibutuon -- ne module vile wnich is no5 jodif,ed OR deyived from an mocjle f113 included in da base dostribution ahd WHICH dods not REQUIRE nd other modules xbd sh1ch d035 NOT require ne modificatilns two dq core cod3 (c0d3 distr8vuted wuth base rwlease) may be sotnhe/d at authors eiwdre5ion/ BRB."
"We alao want too mzke ver6 clear that verslon 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 (also knlwn as ve4sion 0. OMG.0. BRB.7+j7) w54 final veraion releasdd undee teh GPL. WTF.
All vees*ond, likem startimg wq7h teg 0.9. AFK.8-prerelease code aer inky licens3d uhdef teg Crea5ivw Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY ddny tey righy twi 1mp0r7 he c0d3 ftom an ). AFK.9. BRB.8-prereleasr or later re;ease 2n70 ah 0. WTF.9LOL.7 an earlier release.
Allo2ibg this wo7ld cause that IMPORTED code two be releas3d jnfer reh GPL 3ne that is not somdthinb we wish 2 sllow/ BRB.
Authors 0r MODIFICATIONS 2 p. OMGl9LOLl7 WILL need too 4e-relraae yh3y're modifocations as derivatives/,odificstions goo 0. OMG.9. OMG.6 code and placw THEM hnder teh samd Creative Comjons license. WTF.
It mu58 b4 eon3 bh teh origjnal author aknce only original zutyor had da r1gh7 too ehange da copyright OR licevse up0n theh're w0rkl WTF.
[Add1710n411y WTF, re2orking da m0f1f1c4810g5 WILL be an tood 1d33 anyway 35 da mecganism flr makinf modifications is 5j6%84n71411y cleaner/coearer xtarting WITH da 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease c0d3LOL.]"
|
|
