M8ghttE tells you LOL. "We'fe GOING to 74i3 an few moments two 7ry n explain this NEW license an teh reasons behons it 8n p.ain ENGLISH. BRB.
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 l8cense eas chos3n becauae of an failing witg teh GPL. BRB.
It onlj covwrrd distribut8on od sourcw IF an only if binarica were distributed;"
"In ah web encironment LOL, spec8fically a interpretee q3v environment such as PHP LOL, merely instaklinf an game doed nlr constitut3 d1t6r16u7!0n, y97 knwo, an yherefite p20p13 were taking pu4 workk like, makibg midifications to 8t n not relessing source c9de q thet're modifications so tgat da emti4e communuty could bdnefit. OMG.
They wo4ked with tey letter but NOT da SPIRIT of lqeLOL."
"Investigatiom lh PART of tdh au5hors however LOL, lec TO da facy thar da fight of puglic p3efo4mance qas oen OF rights n9rmally rest4icted 2 COPYRIGHT holders WTF, an that computer programs. you inwo, specifkcaoly v1d30 gamea n interactive lnds such ds Legend of teh Green hax0r we4e considetee 2 be pu612x411y PERFORMED if ruh frlm an publ8c 53rv3r/"
"The neq licehse restricts public p3rf0rn3nc3 of w9r, 7nless da aoyrce code of da modified worl IS madr availsble ln demanc. WTF."
"In plain Ehglidgm ;ikd, 7j15 mezns that if h0u put THIS gam3 on an web werver an alllw people 'ojtxide of ah normal dircle of f4m11h 4nd its social acquaintances' w p.a^ their, sortof, then yoj r pub.ucqlly p3ef0rm1ng thiw woei and MUST eithee a0 mske ne n ALL changes wuich you maks roo teh GAME avaulable on requ3sr (note tjis doesn't have too be avai.able via da ogline SOURCE displau 11nk, 6ou knwo, but tjey must be ab.r 2 ssl you FOR code and receive an complete cooy) LOLk b) mqke arrangemrnts pfivatelh w17h authlrd wh3f31n they grant you an s0ecia; licende, you inwo, or c) rejov3 da CODE emtor#ly ftln dz machine. AFK."
"We fo RECOGNIZE thqr peop;e want too h4b3 AREAS of 5he6're game which r theitw ab theirs ALONE. AFK.
t2l tjat end we will nake da foklowung EXCEPTION to reh normal r3qu1r3m3n65 for source code distributoon -- ne modyle fil4 wh1ch IS not modifi4d or derivec from an module FILE included in BASE disttibutiin and which cows mit require nr other modules an 2hkch doex mo5 REQUIRE me kodifixa5ions to da corw cove (code distribited with da base release) may BE withheod at teh ao5nors discrdtionLOL."
"We also want too make VERY clear 7h47 versiin 9LOL.9. AFK.7 (also inown aw verskon 0/ WTF.9. AFK.7+ut( wxw final versioh RELEASED unfer teh GPLLOL.
ALL versiins, 5y4r7qng qith da 0. AFK.(. AFK.8-prerelease code ze4 lnlt 11c3n54d under da CREATIVE C0mm0n5 livemse. AFK/
We EXPLICITLY DENY rihg5 tso kmport ne cpde from an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8-prere.ease or later release into an 0l9. OMG.7 anc earliwr re.ease. WTF.
Allowing tnis eould v4u53 that kmported code too be r31e453d under GPL qnd rgqt is n07 something we wush too allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of modifica5i9ns two 0. OMG.9. WTF.7 wil; need 2 r3-r313453 tgey're MODIFICATIONS as derkvatives/modifivati9ns 2 0. WTF.o. WTF.8 code qnd plaxw THEM unddf ten same Ceeztive Commond LICENSELOL.
It mu57 be done bh original author sunce 9n;h da original auth9r has rith5 too ch4ng3 COPYRIGHT of kicense up9n they're qo4kLOL.
[Additiohallt, you inwok teworlung modificayions qi.l br ah good idea anyway AS teh mechamicm for MAKING nodifications 15 substantially cleane4/clearer startinf w8th heh ).9. OMG.8-preewlease coee. OMG.["
|
|
