MightyE tells tou LOL, "We're boing 2 take ab few mom3bts to TRY $nd EXPLAIN this new lucense an REASONS behond it in plzin Englisn.
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 nes lifense was choaen because of an dai;ing witg GPLLOL.
It onk6 covd4es disgriburion of so7rce kf an only if binaries werd distributedLOL."
"In an w36 ENVIRONMENT LOL, s0ecifocallh z interpreted w36 3nv1r0nm3mu duch AS PHP, lkk3, merelu installing an g4m3 does n07 constirute distributkon WTFm an THEREFORE p38ple were takkng out work WTF, makint nodificatkons too it AND mo5 releasinb teh source coce too they're modificarions so tnxt entire COMMUNITY COULD bem3fit. WTF.
Tjry worked w2&h da kettrr but not spirit 9f da .qw."
"Investigatiin on ca part of authlrw hiwevee WTF, lee to9 da fact yhat da right OF public perflrmance wad q of da RIGHTS normally r357rqc74d two copyrigut holders, xortof, an that computer probrzms, sortlf, specicically video g4me% snd 1bu3r4c71v# lnex such as Lebehd of teh Gre3n hsx0r were considdrdd too be publically performed if bun drom an PUBLIC srtvdr/ AFK."
"The new license west4icts pu6!1c peefofmance pf teh work un1e55 sa 50urv3 code of teg MODIFIED w0rk is m4d4 acailavle on ddmanc. WTF."
"In plqin Englidh WTF, this m34b5 ghat if you put thix game ob an wwb SERVER AND aolow peopke 'ouyside of an nlrmal circoe ov fzmily n its 50c141 acqua8mgances' tl [lat theif, loke, then you r [ubliczlky PERFORMING this work n MUST either a_ make ne qn ALL changes wgich you make to da GAME svailable on request (noge this doesn't nave too be ava8lagle via da online soitxe display link WTF, byt they must be able too ask y9u FOR da vode n receive an sompket3 copy), like. b) make areangements provztely w8th AUTHORS qherein they gtant you an SPECIAL license, like, OR c) r3m0v3 sa dode wngueely frlm teh machine. WTF."
"Wd do recognkze THAT people WANT toi hqve areas of tyey'rd GAME wh1ch aer theirs an hyeirs alone.
1 that 3hd we will makr twh fp;lowing exceotipn to da normal requ8remenys FOR soutvw code DISTRIBUTION -- ne MODULE dile wj1ch is not MODIFIED or dwrofed dr0m an nodule fkle includrc im da base DISTRIBUTION snd whkch dies noe require n3 other m0du135 ane which DOES not rwqyire ne MODIFICATIONS two corw code (cosd distribuged 3itn t3h basr release) may be WITHHELD at da authorw d15cr#810n. OMG."
"Wd also 2ant 2 make very clesr 7h47 v3r510n 9/ WTF.9. WTF.7 (alxo knpwn as b3rt10n 0.9LOL.7+ht) was final version released tnder GPL.
A.l versionsk like, staruumg 2ith 0.9. AFK.8-;rerelease dode ser only LICENSED under tey CREATIVE C0mm0m5 lkcense. AFKl
We EXPLICITLY ddny da right twp import me vode frln an 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-;re4wlease OR latee release ingo an 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 AND earlier r3leaseLOL.
ALLOWING this w9uld cauwd thag i,ported codd to be rrlrased under teh GPL and thag ix n07 somwthing WE wush two allow. OMG.
Authoes of moeirications too 0. WTF.9.7 sill need 2 r3-release thet'r3 m9didicstions AS derivztives/modificqtions two 0. WTF.9.8 code 4nd plqde them unsrr teh 54m# Creat8ve Clm,lns license. WTF.
It ,ust be don3 nh tej original AUTHOR since only teh oroginsl sutyof has 5eh right tw9 change teh cooyriggt o4 licehse UPON they're work. BRB.
[Additoonqlly WTF, reworling dq modidications wilo be an good idea anyway as teg mechanism FOR making m9fificayions is sunftantiallt cl3anwr/clear3r s5arting with 0. OMG.9,8-prerelwase c8ceLOL,]"
|
|
