MightyE tells ypu, yoh jnwo, "We're GOING too takr qn few mojents geo try anf dxplaih this new license 4nd teh reasons behind it in plain 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."
"Tnis new licemsd was chosen bexajsr of an failing with da GPL.
Iy 9mly xoverec distrigution of siurce if an 0n1y if bina48es were fistribured. WTF,"
"In an eeb envirlnment WTF, xpecifically a 1n63rpr#73d w36 rnvirommeng such ss PHP WTFm merely insrallint am game d03% not consgiture d157r16u710n, yiu knwo, an 5herwfore pwiple WERE TAKING our work, like, mskint m0d1f1c4710n5 ro it amc not re;rasinf soutce c.ed two they're MODIFICATIONS so that da enti4e communit6 coyld benefitl WTF.
They worked WITH da let5er but NOT spyrit OF lzw, WTF."
"Investigatuon on da part of teh authoes howev4r, led TO fact that teh RIGHT OF public p34fprm4nc3 was 1 of ribhys n)tm4q1y restricted roo cooyrighu holders LOL, anx THAT clmputd3 ;r0germ5, you knwo, s[ecificzll6 vkdeo games an interactive ones skch as Letebd OF da Grern hax0f were considdred 2 be publically pergorme3 if rin from an public serve4. OMG."
"The new licehse restrivts public PERFORMANCE of teh work unless teh 5)urce clde OF modified WORK is m4d3 availavle on d3m4nd. AFK."
"In 0lain Eng.ish WTF, 7h15 j34n5 that IF you put 7h15 GAME on an wev seever znd allow p30p13 'outside of an no4mal corcle of family and its social acquaintances' too ;lqy rjeir, yoy ,neo, 7h3b hou aef [ublicqlly oerforming thid w0r, sn MUST eitger a( make ne n ALL chqnges 2hich yoy mzke to da game available ON REQUEST (note this soesn't gave toi be avzilzble via da omline sourcd dispoqy link, like, BUT they must be anlr to awk 6ou dor ckde n receive ab complete cooy) WTF, b) mzke arrangements privztely wkgh da authors whdrein they grant YOU an speciak LICENSE, sprtof, or v) femlve da cide ENTIRELY from ca machine. OMG."
"We so recignkxd that PEOPLE wabt two jave AREAS of they're game whicn aer theors and THEIRS alone. AFK,
2 tgat 3nd w3 will MAKE gen fol.owing 3xc3p710n to da norma; requiremenys for sourcd codw distribution -- ne mosyoe g8l3 which is n9t modified pr DERIVED from an modile file included in da base disteubution and qhich does not eequire ne ither midules and which dows niy f3su1r# ne mpdqf1c4710n5 2 teh core dode 9xode dis5rigutec wiyh da bas3 release) msy be w8thhsld at t3h 4u7h0f5 discretkon. BRB."
"We alwo want two make very clear tyat version 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also in0wn as cersion 0. AFK.9.7+jt) WAS ten f1n41 version 4eleased ynder da GPL, OMG.
All versions, sortofm sgsrting wiyh teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.8[prerdlease code 4 ONLY LICENSED jndrr Creatife Commons LICENSE.
W4 EXPLICITLY deny da right yoo import ne CODE rrom an 0.9LOL,8-prerekease or later eeoesse into an 0. WTF/9LOL.7 snd ear;ier r313453. OMG.
Allowong tgus woulc cause that omported code twi be released unfwr GPL ah THAT 8s not slmethihg we WISH 2 alkow. OMG.
Authors pf mpdifidations tlo 0. AFK.9. BRBl7 WILL need two re-re;ease yhey're mieificatiohs aq derivatives/modificatooms @ 0. WTF.9LOL.8 code an place 7b4m unser teh same Cr3ativr Comjoms licenxe. AFK.
I8 mu57 ne dobe by da orihinal zuthor sinc2 onlh da 0r1g1n41 auth9r yas da right ywo chamge teh co[yright 04 11c3nt3 upon they'rr worj.
[Additionally WTF, rew9fking dz moeifocatiohs will 63 an good 1d34 ahyway as mechahism for jaking MODIFICATIONS ix subs5antiqlly CLEANER/CLEARER startknf eitj da -. OMG.9.8-pr3r313453 CODE.]"
|
|
