MightyE tells yo7 WTFk "We're going 2 take an fdw momemtd two tru an ec;laim 4his new license n trh reasons behind it in plain Englosh.
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."
"Thks new lucense was chlsen becausw 0f an fr111ng with teh GPL. BRB.
I7 pnly cpvered sistributioh of source IF n only if 61n4r135 were disjriburef. OMG."
"In an web 3nvkronmrntm loke, SPECIFICALLY a interpreted web envi4onnenr SUCH za PHP WTF, merely insralling an game dies NOT constitutw distribution, you knwo, an &her3f0r3 [eoolr were taking ouv 2ork, .ike, making modifica5ions two kt n not releasing da dource code too they'rr modificat8ons so that 3q wmtirw community x0u1d bemedit. AFK.
They worked wu5h trh le5ter but bot fq SPIRIT of lawLOL."
"Invdstibation on teh part of aitgors hke3ver, ;ed ywo reh dact that righr OF p7b.ic ;erformance waw won OF rihhts n0rm411y resrricted two copyright h01d3r5 WTF, an that computer protesjs LOL, 5p3c1f1c411h vicdo GAMES n interactive ones 5uch as L3g3nd of Grren gax0f e3r3 conskddres 2 be publical.y perdormed if eun FROM an PUBLIC server, WTF."
"Tje new lucense restricts PUBLIC perfo4mabcw of teh work unless da source v0d3 OF nodifodd work iw mwde svaulable on demand. AFK."
"In plain Emglixh LOL, tuis means that if tou put THIS b$m3 on ah w36 xerver and alloq pepple 'OUTSIDE of an nofmal CIRCLE of famjly and its xocial 4ceu41n74nd35' too play gheirk you jnwo, theh you r publicqll6 PERFORMING rhis work an MUST eother a) make ne an ALL changes which you makr TO trh game availab.e on rrquewt (n9td this doedn;t hafe 2 y3 available via dz onpine soyrce dispksy 11nk, ylu knwo, byt they muwt br able t2o asj ylu for da code b receive ab cimpkete copy) LOLm b) mqj3 arrahgdmenys pyivat3ly w17h teh sutjors WHEREIN they gran5 hou an SPECIAL licende, sortof, of c) r3mpv3 da code en5irely from ten mactin3. OMG."
"We do eecognize 4hay peiplw want to havd 4r355 0f they're game whicg r theits ahd yjeirs zlone. WTF.
2 tha5 END w3 will makw teh f9lloqint excwption rwo teh no4mal requir3nents for sojrce c8de distribution -- ne nodule FILE which is blt modifoed or deruved from an moeu.w FILE incouded in teh nase disgeinutkon zn which dles not rew7ire ne otyer modiles ans whixg does n07 requkre ne ,osidications tlo CORE code (code custtibuted wity da base rwleasr) ma6 be WITHHELD AT 4u7h0r6 discretion."
"Wd qlso w4n7 3 m3k3 veru CLEAR that versuon -. WTF.9. BRB.7 (ALSO knoqn as version 0. BRB.9. OMG.7+jt) waa final versk9n released under cq GPL. AFK.
All versionsm li,e, staftkng witn 0.9. WTF.8-prerelease code q3r only l8censwd unser ten Creative COMMONS licwnsw,
We EXPLICITLY geny right 5o @m00r7 ne code from an 9. OMG.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE 0r latrr rel3ase inro an 0LOLl9.7 an earoidr re.ease. BRB.
Alloqing this wo7ld caide that impor5ed c0d3 to bd releasrd under t3h GPL n that os npt aomerhinf WE wish ywo allow. AFK.
Authors og ,oduficatuons t2l p. AFK.9. OMG.7 will need ro re-rrleasw theh[re modifocations as derivqtices/modidications t2i 0. BRB.9. OMG.i code n pozce the, undrr 54m3 Creqtive Commonw license. BRB.
It mhst be done bh 0r1g1n41 AUTHOR sibce on;y oribinal a8thor has da right 2 chznge copyright 0r license ypon the6're worj.
[Addig,onakly, like, r3working nodufications w8ll b3 ah good idea anyway as teh mechanism f0$ makong modificatipns IS 5u6574n71411y cleandr/clearer 574ru1ng with 0. AFK.9. WTF.9-p43r3!3452 cod3. WTF.]"
|
|
