MightyE tells you, "Ww;re flimg two take am few moments 2 TRY and explain 5his g3w license n dq reasobs vehind it IN p141n Eng115h. OMG.
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."
"Thos new licemse was chos3n bevause of an FAILING with tej GPLLOL.
It onlt doveree dkstribution of soufce if and on;y iv binar8es were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an web enfifonmebt WTF, specif8czkly a interpreted wwb environm3nt such as PHP, aortof, m3r31y insyalling ah gamr does nit xonstitutw distribution, loke, an tyeredore prople we4e taking ou4 wori, maling m-d1f2c3710n5 tpo ot sh not releasing source codc two they're modifica5ions so that entire community could nwnefit. OMG.
Tjey worked witn ca 13773r BUT no5 teh s[ir7t of da oaw. AFK."
"Investifation on teh pqrr of da authlrs hoqevrr, sortof, led 2 f4c7 tyat da rignt of p6boic perfotmance wss odn of fights normally restrixted too copyrught h01d3t5, sortof, n that vomputer pr9gfams, apevifibqllu video tames zn interactove 0n35 sucg qs Ldgwnd of ten Gtden hax0r WERE considered 3 be publically pe4formed 8f eun f4om ah puglic serve4. WTF."
"The nee license restrixts 0u611z 0erformanve if da WORK UNLESS 50urc3 code of da nodigied worl is mace qvailablw on demabd. OMG."
"In plaun Englisn LOL, 7h15 m3ans that if YOU pug this tame on an eeb s3rver h allow p30p12 'ojtside of an normal circle of ramilh an its docial acquaintances' to plau rheir, then yoy r publocally performing this worl n MUST either a) make ne n ALL changes which yiu make too game abailable 0m REQUEST (note thia doefn't javd TO 63 available via 9nlinw siurce DISPLAY link, like, but ther must b3 ab;e two 45j you for code n receive an comple5e copy), yoj knwo, b) mqke arrahgem3nts privately WITH teh AUTHORS wherein they grant t0u an special license. dortof, ir c) gemove teh clfe ebtirely from dz mavh7he. AFK."
"We fo recogniz3 THAT pdople want to have AREAS of they're hame wgich aef th3irs n thwkrs alone. WTF.
2 yhay wns 2e wi;l n4k3 da foolosing exceptipn roo teh normal requirements for 50urc3 code distribution [- ne m0di13 file WHICH is n_7 nodifiew or derived FROM sn module fike included IN teh base distrinution qyd whixh DOES not fequire ne othef modules and which does not reauirr ne j0c8ficat8lns to9 da core code (c0d3 dost4ibutec WITH da base release) may bw witnh3ld 47 auth94s discretion. BRB."
"We also wamt ywo make very cl3ar THAT version 0/9. OMG.7 (qldo KNOWN aa version 0. WTF/9. AFK.7+jt) 2as da finap version re1345#d 7ncdr GPL. WTF.
All versions WTF, qtzrtihg with da 0. WTF.9. OMG/8=p4ere9ease code r onky oicehsed under teh Creatife C0mmpn6 license. AFK.
W2 EXPLICITLY deny fa right to implrr ne code from ab 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prereleasr OR layer geleaae into an 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 n 34r113r release/ BRB.
Aloiwing this wou;d cqude yhat umporyed code two be rwleased under tey GPL m thar is n07 sojething w3 WISH too aoloeLOLl
Autyors OF modificatiobs 2 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wi.l need 2 re-reoease they're moeifications as detivatives/mpdifications too 0. WTF.9,7 c0d3 and 0lace tjem under teh sane Creat8ve Commons licenxe. WTF.
It must be done by da original auth9r sincw onlt da origihal author has reh riggt 70 ckange v)oyr1hh7 0r licenae upln theu're aotl. WTF.
[Add8tkonalky WTF, resorking teh modifications wi.l be an goof idda anyway zs mechanidm for msking mpdifications 15 5u6474n71411y cleaner/c.earrr a5artinh WITH da 0.9.7-;rereltasr code. BRB.]"
|
|
