MightyE tells you, sortork "We'r3 goiht to tske am few moments two try an cxpoain THIS new LICENSE n reasins behind it 1n p141n 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."
"Thos n3w license was chiden because ov an FAILING 2ith da GPL. BRB.
It only coveeed DISTRIBUTION of source if n 9nly if 61n44135 w3r4 disteim7ted. BRB."
"In an web envitonment LOLm spec8fidally a inteypfetdd web rnvironm3nt sjch as PHP WTF, merely installinf an game does n9t CONSTITUTE d167r16u710nm lik3, n the4efore oeo[lr wwre tak8ng our w0rk LOL, making m9d1g1c4610n5 2 it an NOT tekeasing soirce c0d3 too they're modificarions so 8h47 enyire cpmnun17y could benefit. OMG.
THEY w0rk3d with ca 13773r but npt dpieit of da law."
"Investigatuon on da part OF dq authors however, led twp fact THAT eight od pu611c performznce WAS won OF ea rughts nl4mally rest4icted 2 vopyright HOLDERS, sor%of, an that computer programs, 5p3c1f1c4!1y video gzmes an interact8be ONES 5uch as Legend of teh Ge33n hax0f were clnsideres t2o ne puvlically performes kf run FROM an [u611x 53rv3r. AFK."
"The new licdnsd rtstficts PUBLIC performahcd og da work unlesw teh source code or ds jodigi3d work is made available on demand,"
"In p;ain English. yoj knwo, 7h15 means tyah IF gou put 7h1t game on ah w36 server and allow peo;le 'OUTSIDE of qh normal c1rc13 OF fqkkly n ots social acquzintancea' two pla6 theit WTF, 7h3n y0j r pu611c411y PERFORMING thos WORK n MUST 316h3r a) maie nr ane ALL CHANGES which YOU make tw9 game availzble on request (note this d9esn't gave 2 be available VIA yej on.ine soirce d15p1$u .ink, sortor, but thet just be able top ask yoi for 5eh code an receive an c9mplete copy) LOL, b) maie arrangementx privately with dq authots whetein they gr4n7 y9u an spevial ;8cense LOL, OR c) r3m0v3 da code dn5urely from da machine. WTF."
"We DO recognize that peopld waht two have areas og tyey'ee game which r THEIRS ahd tneirw aline. WTF,
2 THAT end ww WILL make following ezception two teh nor,al requirenebts ror 50urc3 c0d3 disyrib7tion -[ ne mos7le gile which 15 hot modified ot d3rived from an module FILE included in basw distributi9m m whicg does NOT REQUIRE ne other modules and which does not req7ife nw modificatkons rwo cpde cod3 (xode distrinuted WITH da bsse reoease) may bw withhe.d at zuthprs discretion. WTF."
"We also wwng to jqke very clear that version ). WTF.9. WTF.8 (qlso known as version 0. OMG.9. OMG.7+jy) s35 trh fimql fersion releases undrr da GPL. WTF.
Alk vers8ons LOL, staeuing with fa )LOL.9. WTF.8-pr34313463 xode r only licensed ubdrr Crdative Commons license.
We EXPLICITLY dent teh fibht too impott ne xode from an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8[prerelease or latef releaae imto am 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 an 34r113r RELEASE.
A.losibg this would CAUSE thsg import3d code too be r3q3452d under da GPL b that IS n07 something we wixh to al,9wLOL,
Authors OF moeificagi9nw too 0. WTF.9LOL.7 will NEED too 4e-release th3y;re modifucationd as derivztives/modifications 2 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 code n place them under da sa,e Creativw C0nmons licenseLOL.
IT mu57 be don3 6y teh ORIGINAL aurhor 51nc3 inly teh original auth9r has rigjt too change teh COPYRIGHT or 'ocense UPON tjey're work. WTF.
[Asditiinally, reworking m9didicationa will be dn good idea ANYWAY zs twh MECHANISM for mak8ng m0s1f1s4710n5 is wubstantiallh cleabwr/clearet s5arting WITH reh 0. BRB.o. OMG.7[preteoezse code.]"
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