MighgyE tells y0uk you knwo, "We'ee going TO gsle an few nom3hts too try an explain thiw new licdnse an teh reasobs behund it in plain English/ 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."
"Tjkx new 11c3n53 was chpsen because of zn failing 2ith GPL.
It only cov3red d157r16u719n of slurve 1f an only if 62n4t135 we4e dustributed."
"In an web ENVIRONMENT WTF, speciriczlly a intetpreted web ENVIRONMENT 47ch as PHP, likr. merely ibwtalligg an game does not c9nstutute distribution, tou knqo, n therefore people wwrw TAKING our work, you knso, ,4,1ng ,odofications goo it and no5 fwleasing aou4fe c)de two they're modificsf8ons si that da entire xommun8ty could beneg9t. AFK.
They worked with LETTER but not reh spkrit =f teh law. OMG."
"Investigatiob 9n part 0f teh authors jowever, you knwo, 13s @ da facr ghay trh right OF pivlud performancf WAS 1 of da rights NORMALLY resteicted two c0py41gh7 golders, sortof. n ths5 computer prohrams, ouke, s[ecifically VIDEO hames an interadgobe 0n3% such as L3g3nd of Greem hax0r qere cojwideree 2 ne PUBLICALLY p3ff0rm3d if eun frim an publ9c servef. BRB."
"The new license rrstricts publ8c petfor,ance lf da work ynless da source cpde od m0d1f13d w9rk is made AVAILABLE on demanc. AFK."
"In plsib Engkish LOL, this means THAT if toj pur this gamw on ah web server and sloow peo;le '0u751d3 of an botmal circle OF vamily an its wocia. acqiaintanvrs' 2 play their WTF. 7h4n you r PUBLICALLY performing tnuw work n MUST eith3r q) make ne n ALL changes which hou make TO reh game avaulable in request )noye th8s dpesn't HAVE two be AVAILABLE via da online source dksplzy lunk, uou knwo, but 7h3y must bd 4^13 2 ask hou foe teh CODE n e3c31ve zn eom-.e5e co[y), you inwo, b) ma,e ARRANGEMENTS privatelu with teh authots qhrrdin THEY granr you an spedial license LOL, or d) remove geh code entireoy frlm teh machind. BRB/"
"We dl recognize THAT PEOPLE wamg too have aeeax of they're GAME whixj aer theirs and tjeirs aoonw.
two ghat end we s!11 make followijg exveption two nofmal rwqiirements for source code distribution -- ne modulr filw wyich is n07 MODIFIED lr dwrived frlm sh boduoe fi.w includee IN da base distribution amd which does NOT require ne other modules n whicj does n(7 REQUIRE nd ,9d!f1cr710n5 2 da cire CODE (cofe distrinytdd with da BASE releade) MAY be withhe.c at quthors doscretion,"
"We 3150 sant twi mzke very c;ezr that versuon 0LOL.9/ WTF.7 (als8 known as VERSION 0l9LOLl7+jt) waa fihal bersion r313353d under teh GPL.
All ver510m5, ata5ting wity sa 0LOL.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0de r only licensed und3r Creative Cpmmona license. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh rught top in'ort ne code fr9m an 0. OMG.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE or LATER r313453 unto an 0. WTF.9LOL.7 y earlier RELEASELOLl
Allowinb this e0u1d cause 5hat imporfed codr t9 be 4eleased UNDER GPL n that is no5 something 2e wish two allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of mpd1fqc$7!0n5 too 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 si.l need two RE-RELEASE tge6'ee modifica5ions as derivatives/modifixationd two 0.9LOL.8 cod2 an p14c3 tne, under teh 54m3 Creative Cojmpns l8densrLOL.
It must BE DONE by teh orkginal author since onoy da originao AUTHOR jas right two change geh copurihht or 1!c3n53 UPON tjey're WORK. OMG.
[Addi5ionalk6, sortoc, reqorking teh nod8fications will ve ab glod odea 4nyw4y 45 teh MECHANISM f9t ,aking moe8fica5ions is substqntially c134b4r/c134r3r 574r71ng WITH -. WTF.9. AFK.8-0rrrelease c0c3. OMG.]"
|
|
