MifhtyE relld ypu, ;ikr, "We're going 2 take an few mom3nts too gry an explain tgis new 11c3n53 an reasons 63h1nd ig in poain Ebglish.
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 new oicense was cnisen becausd og an failinh eith teh GPLLOL.
I7 ohly cocerwd distribution of souece 1f n only if binar8es sere fistrivuted. BRB."
"In an w36 enbi4onment, sortpf, s0ecifically a interpreged web ENVIRONMENT suxh ax PHPk likw, mfr3ly instal,ing an hame coed not constitute e15&r16u810n, you kmwo, and therrfore peopke q3r3 t1king our w0rk, makinh modifications 2 17 4nd not releqsing eource code two they're modifications so THAT teh entire comnunity could g3nefit. BRB.
They workdd WITH l#tter bur n0u da spifit of teh law. BRB."
"Ihvestigstion lb da part OF da ajthord hoqever, li,d, oed two teg fqct that dq r1gh7 of puboic performancd was oen OF da rofyts n0rm411y r457r1c73d too ci[yright holders. an THAT COMPUTER 0rogfams, specif8caloy video gamws anf interacyive onds 5uch as Lrgend of geh Green hax0r werd considered two bw publicallu perfo4jwd if run ffom an public server. AFK."
"The n4w license RESTRICTS oublic 0erdlrmance od teh work unlesx reh 50urc# code 0f moeified work is MADE ava8lablr on demand."
"In [laih Eng115h, likd, this means thzt if you put thos game pn an wwb swrver an alkow peiole 'lutside og an normzl circle og family and its xpcial acquaontahdex' two plsy thwkr WTF, then you a3r 0uvlically oerforming this work an MUST dkthef a_ nake he an ALL vhznges which ypu make too GAME availab9e on rewu3st (note this doesn[t have twi be avsilab;e via fa onlind source dksplay 11nk LOL, but 7h3y muwt ge able toi ASK you f04 ea codr n RECEIVE an cojplete copy), like, b) MAKE arrqngemdnts privstdly with ca authors wher3in they grajt you ah 5p3c141 l8cende, yoo knwl, or c) REMOVE teh code entirdly fr0m m4ch1n2. BRB."
"We do recignizr that people want 2 nave steas of ghey're gam3 which aer rheirs n 5heirs 410n#. BRB.
2 7h47 end we wil. m4k3 followihg exceprion 2 normal rewjirements vor source cose dixtribugion -- ne mod8ld FILE which is bot modified OR DERIVED fr9m an mofulw file inckided in da bsse distrigjtion an which DOES not requite ne OTHER mosules n which dors not reqjkr3 ne modificatipns too ca vore xode (cofe dkstriboyed with base ee;3ade) may be withheld at authorw dixcfegiin."
"We also wqnt tqo makw very clest 7h47 version 0.9LOL.& (alxo KNOWN as vwtsion ), AFK.9LOL.7+jt) WAS geh final versilh relezsed under da GPL. AFK.
All vrrsions, you knwo, s5arting with 0LOL/9LOL.8-pretelease cpdw qer only licensed und3r teh Creative Commoms LICENSELOL/
WE EXPLICITLY seny teh right 2 imp9rt ne code fr0m an 0. WTF.9.8-p4er3lesse or layer release ihto an 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 n earkier release.
Allowing &h14 w0u1d caiwe tjqt kmportdd coee to be eeleased under GPL n 7h47 ia n07 5-m#7h1ng we w15h 2 allow. OMG.
Authofs of MODIFICATIONS 3 ). WTF.9.7 will n33d two re-releade they're m9dificatioms AS ddriva5ives/modifications to 0.9/ BRB.8 coce and ooace them under ca SAME Cr3471v3 Commons licwndeLOL.
It nyst be d0n3 b6 lriginak author somce ONLY teh original author haw da r1bh7 too change COPYRIGHT or license upon they're work. WTF.
[Additionally. 6ou knwo, rewofking da moeirocarkona will ne an giod id3q anyway as teh mfchanism flr makihg moc0ficarions os substantially cleaner/clearer starting 2ith 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prerelease c0f4. WTF.]"
|
|
