MughtyE tells yoi LOL, "We're going 2 5aie an few momentd too try n explain th8s new licebse an reasons beyomd ir in plain Englisg. AFK.
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."
"Thid new kicdnse w35 chosen because of am fajling WITH da GPLLOL.
It obly covered dist4ib7tion of xourcr if and lnly if binaeies were disteinu5ed/ AFK."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT, you kmwi, spexificaoly a intetpreted wen environmemt sucy as PHP WTF, merely INSTALLING an game d035 not cobstitutd disyribution WTF, and 7h3r3f0r3 people were taking pur eorkm xortof, MAKING m0d2f1c4720n% 2 it n NOT rwleasinf da spurce code two tyey're modifications so tha5 teh 3b71r3 comnunity COULD BENEFIT.
THEY 2otked with .dttet but not s0irit OF law, WTF."
"Investigqtiin on p447 pf AUTHORS however, like, led t9o 4eh fact that da rigjt ov PUBLIC perflrmance w45 1 of da rifhts NORMALLY restricted teo cip6right holders, slrtof, n ghat clmputer prograjs, dort.f, s0ecifically vodeo gamed an interdct8ve ones sudh AS LEGEND )f 5eh Grren nax0r we4d considered 2 BE [ublically oerrormed if run ff0m qn public se4ver. AFK."
"The ne2 oixense restricts p7blic pe4cormance of da wor, unkdss da source c0c3 of MODIFIED 20rk is maee zvailable on demandLOL."
"In plain Entlish WTF, this meand tha5 if you put thiw gqme on an web 52rv4r an allow p30p13 'oueside of an normak vircke of family an ITS social acquaontabdes' yoo plzy their LOL, th3n YOU adr publically pe3firming rhis eork zn MUST wigh3r a) make ne and ALL cjanges whicj y0u make 2 teg bame svailsble on requedt (n073 this dowsn'g hqve too be avzilable via onlime soyrce DISPLAY 11nk, 7oi knwok vu5 5hey MUST be abld too ask y9j vor da code and receive an comolete dopy), B) ma.e arrangr,enta peivately with authors wherein ghey graht you an specual LICENSE, or c) eenove da dodd ENTIRELY from mach8ne. OMG."
"Wr DO recognize ghqt people want two gavw areas of they'fe gamr wh1ch r thdirs n theifs 410n3. WTF.
2 tnat end we will MAKE t2h folkowihg 3xc3p72ph two da norjal t3qu1e3,3h7% for source code distribution -- ne ,oeu.e file whidh is h07 modified or DERIVED from qn modyoe rile included in vase fistribution n whicj d.es not require be other modules an whivh DOES not require n3 modifizations two core code (clde dusteivjted with tej base rd.ease) MAY be withheld ar da a7thora DISCRETIONLOL."
"Ww also want too maie veey clear THAT VERSION 9. BRB.(. WTF.7 )also jnowb as v3r510n 0. BRB/9. OMG.7+jy) was f1n41 vetsion feleased under GPL. BRB.
All versiobsm sortof, dtarting w8ty teh 0. WTF.9. AFK.7-prerelease cod3 arr only licenses unddr ds CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh righr TO import ne code FROM an 0. WTF.9.8-prerwlease pr latef rekease intp an 0.9. BRB.7 am earoier r313453. BRB.
Allpwing this WOULD c4i53 7h47 kmporyef x9de too BE re14463d 8ndet da GPL n that 15 not something we wisj to allow. OMG.
Au7h0f5 of mkfificatipns too 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 2ill beed 2 ge-release they'te MODIFICATIONS ax ddruvatives/modofidations two 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 cide an p14c3 them under da same Creatkve Commons LICENSE. AFK.
It muat be done BY da original author since ONLY ;riginal autho4 haa ea roght to cgange teh copyrighr or license jpon they'43 w9ri.
[Additionally, tou knwo, REWORKING da modifoca58ons will 63 wn good idea anywat AS teh mechaniwm for makinb m0dificatilns 14 substantially cleanfr/clearer starting witg 0. WTFl). OMG.8-prerelfase dode.="
|
|
