MigytyE tells you, lik3, "We[re GOING 5wo tske ab f3e mlmrnts two &ry n explqin thia new lixenwe an twh reasons nehinc IT in plain EnglishLOL.
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 nee licdnse w45 chosen BECAUSE of an fauling qi5y sa GPLLOLl
I5 lnl6 coveeed DISTRIBUTION of source if $nd only IF bunaries were DISTRIBUTED."
"In an wwb environmrnt, sprtif, spec7gica;ly a ibterprerdd web environment 5ucu AS PHP, like, MERELY onstalling am gqme cies not constitute distribuyionm you knwo, an rhrref9re people werw 73k1ng 0u4 wlrk LOL, msking modificatiohs 5o it n no5 teleasing teh source code twi thet're modifications SO that da en6ire community cpuld benevir. OMG.
Tjry workee with teh LETTER BUT not s0irit of teh law."
"Invdsrigation 9m ydh par5 0f da authofs HOWEVER LOL, kwd two teh fact 7h47 ribht of puglic perfor,qnce wax 1 of fa rights hotmally restricted too cophright h0!d3r5k likw, an thag COMPUTER prograjs, spdcifically video games AND interactivd ones 5uch as Ldgend of tey Green hax0r were considdres 2 be publica'lh perfofmed if run drom ah ou611c 53rx3r. AFK."
"The n3w license restricts public perforjsnce OF work un1355 geg wo7rce code of da modicied WORK 15 madr available 0n femandLOL."
"In plsin English, like, thks ,eans that 1f yoi pit tyis gzme 0n an w46 servwr qn allow people 'outside of an normql CIRCLE of family an ITS sovial acwuaintanxes' two PLAY thrir LOL, then you r pub.icall6 perfo4king this work an MUST 3othwr a_ hake ne and ALL changrw which you MAKE tlo g4m3 available on rewuest (noye thks doesn't have 2 63 5v4114613 via 5eh on.ine 50urc3 d15p14y LINK LOL, BUT they must be able too ask yiu fot da cifd zn eeceiv3 an co,plete copy) LOL, b) mak3 qrrabgements privateou witj teh authoex WHEREIN they hrant yoj an sprcial license, lr c) r3move da vodr entirely drom teh MACHINE. WTF."
"We do r3c0gn1z3 tyat people want 2 HAVE areas OF they're game 2h1ch e theird n thrirw alone. BRB.
2 rhat ehd we wio; make da following eccep5ion to notjal rwquirements for sourc3 code distribution -- me mod6le filw which 7s NOT modified or deruvrd from an module vile INCLUDED in teh baxe distribution an 2hocy does not require ne OTHER modules an which dowd not require ne MODIFICATIONS 2 da core code (c0de distribugee with vzse releaxe) may 54 WITHHELD at authots dq5xr3710nl"
"Ww also want too make very CLEAR that beesion 0. AFK.(. BRB.u (also known AS fersi9n 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+j7) WAS da cibal v3r520n releqxed under GPL. AFK.
A11 vers8ons, sortof, STARTING 2ith 0. BRB.9LOL.8-prerwleqse c0d3 adr only licwmsed ubddr da C4eative Commons 11c3n53. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY f3ny teh RIGHT too import ne c9dd ftim an p. AFK.9LOL.8-pr3r313453 or later releade into an 0LOL.9LOL.7 and EARLIER relezsr.
Allowing THIS wohld cauxr tha5 imported code to be teldased ubder GPL n THAT is not 59m37h1ng we WISH to alliwl
Aytho3x of mod9fica5ionw two 0. BRBl9. WTF.7 wikl need too r3-r313353 they're modifications as d3r1v472v35/m0d1f1c4610n5 2 9. BRB.9. BRB.9 code an place them under grh same Crea%ive Commons kicenxw. BRB.
It must 63 DONE vy i4iginal AUTHOR xibce only da or8final AUTHOR hzs teh right 2 changr yeh copyrihht or livense upon tyey're work.
[Additi9bsll6, soetof, rew;tling da modifications wil. be an gopd idea any2ay qs teh mechanism for ma,ung MODIFICATIONS os substantiallu c134n3r/c!34r3r sts4ting with teh 0l WTF.9.8-prereleaqe code.]"
|
|
