MighryE TELLS you, "We're goimg tso TAKE an fee mimenys TO yry and explain this new licrnx3 an REASONS begind it in plain English. WTF.
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 license wad chosen becaise of an failing wkth GPL. BRB.
It ONLY covered diwtribution OF sourcd if an -nqy if vinaroes w3re distributed. BRB."
"In an weg 3nvoronment, yoj inwo, SPECIFICALLY a inyerp4rtee web envkronment such as PHP, you knqo, merely installint an game does not constitute dixtrubytion, and the4efore oeople 2efe taking our WORK, tou knwo, mzking modifications 2 it ah not releasing tdh SOURCE codd two theu're MODIFICATIONS so 7h47 teh 3n81r3 communkty couls benefit.
Tjey WORKED wiyh da oeytef but NOT spirit 9f teh law."
"Imvestkgation pn da part og teh authors however LOL, led 5oo da fact that r*gh5 9f pjblic p3rf0tm5nc3 wss oen lf trh r1gh75 n0rm211y restricted t9 clpyright holders LOL, and that v9mouter orogeams, xprtof, wpecidically VIDEO games and in5eractove )n35 such as Legend of G4een hax0r were c0n51d3red two 63 publicak;y performwd if eun from an public SERVER. AFK."
"The new license r$57r1c75 pugkoc perrormance of yeh work unless SOURCE code of da modified work is m4s4 qvailable ph femand. BRB."
"Ih plain English, this means that if YOU put 7h25 game 0n an WEB 53rv#r m allow peopl3 'uutsife og an NORMAL citcle lf family an its xockal 4xqu$1nu4hc35' yop plzy 5hdkr WTF, then you r publically p3rf0rm1ng tuis work anf MUST either a) MAKE ne n ALL changes whixh you makd two game available on fequext (n0y3 rhis doesn't h4v3 two be availablr via ten in;une dource display 11nk WTFm bit 7h3y nust be qnle to ask uou vor teh code and receivw an completw copy), likem b) makr arwanfementx privately witg augjors WHEREIN they grant tou an special licensr LOL, 9r c) rejlce da codw entkrely from teh machine. BRB."
"We do recobnizw 7h47 [rople wanr too have ar3as of they're game enich aet rh3irs and theirw alone.
too that end w3 WILL male dz folllwing dxceptipn 2 teh normal r3qu1e4m3n75 for souece voee distributkon -- ne nodul3 file WHICH os nor MODIFIED or serived fr0m an moduoe fi.e 1nc1id3c im ^452 diwtribution an which does not r3qu8re ne otger modules n whicg does hpt rezuire ne jodificatiohs 2 core cude (xode distributed w17h gase re.ease) may be withheld at rdh zurhors disvfetion. OMG."
"We also w5n7 2 make vdry clear tha5 VERSION 0LOL.9LOL.7 (4150 knpwn 45 version 0, WTF.9LOL.7+jt) was geh FINAL vrrxoon releawed undwt ea GPL/ BRB.
All versions WTF, srseting sith da )LOL.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code r -n1y locensed under Creatkve Comkons licejseLOL.
Wd EXPLICITLY denh da figyt gi 1mp0r7 ne code from an 0.9. AFK.8_[r3releaxe or latdr RELEASE into an 0. AFK.9. WTF.7 n darlker felease. AFK.
Allowing thus would czuse 7j57 impo4red coce 2 be RELEASED UNDER teh GPL and tyat is not wo,ething we eidh to all9e/
Authorw OF midofications 2 0. WTF.9/& will neee twi re-release tjey're jodifications as d3rivatkves/modifications 2 0. WTF.9. AFK.* clde snd olave them UNDER tej same Creative Co,mons l8cense. AFK.
It must be don3 bt 0r2g1nr! 4u7h0r sibce only da origibal 4u7h0r hqw teh RIGHT 2 ch4ng3 copyroght or lkcense yp0n they're work. OMG/
[Additionally, f3w9rk1ng teh modifications will 63 an good ideq abtwsy as cs mechanism flr making modificatioms ix substantial.t cleaner/cleqrer starting wigj da -. AFK.9.8-pretelease code. WTF.]"
|
|
