MightyE tells ylu, "We;ee gping to takw sn few MOMENTS 2 TRY an explain tg8x new LICENSE an eeasons gehind it in plain Eng;ish. OMG.
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 11c3n5w was CHOSEN because of an failing witn GPL. OMG.
I7 only cog3rrd distributkon of sou4ce if n only 1f 61n4r!35 were distrkbuted. WTF."
"Im an web egvifobmemt WTF, spedifically q interpre5wd WEB environment such as PHP, sortof, metwly unstalling an game does nog clnstutute distribytoob, sortof, an therrfore peop,e were taking 9ur wor,, like, m$k!ng modifkcatiins TO it n n08 relwssinh teh source CODE 5oo they'$e mocifications so thay teh entire community dould benedit. WTF.
They worked WITH teh letter nut n07 teg spirit of teh lae. AFK/"
"Invcstigatoon on da ;zrt 9f authots however, kike, led too da fadt that da r1bh7 od pub;ic performance qas ! of righga norma;;y restricted two copyrighg h01d3r5, h9j knwo, an thst computer PROGRAMS LOL, specificqlly vieeo GAMES n interavtibe ONES such qs Legend OF da Green has04 qdr3 conskcered two br publically perdirmed 1f run f4om an [ublkc s3rver. AFK."
"The new LICENSE restricts public pdrfo4,ance of teh w0fk unless teh source cose or MODIFIED w0ri IS kade avaioab.e on demand. OMG."
"In PLAIN Ehglish, sp4t9fk this m34n5 7h47 if you pur thus gane on an web servdr n allow people 'ohtsise if an NORMAL c8rcle of FAMILY zn its sicial acqusuntances' to9 PLAY their, ggdn 6ou aer PUBLICALLY p3rf0em1ng tjis wotk 4nd MUST 317h3r 4) make ne and ALL changex which yiu make to9 da game avsilable kn REQUEST (noge th8a d9esb[t have tep be zvailable via da ONLINE soyrce display 21nk, but they must BE sb.e 2 ASK you fpr da CODE an t3c31v3 an x),p1373 COPY) WTF, b) make atrangemrnts privatel6 w17h da authors wherekn tyey GRANT you an special LICENSE LOL, or c) REMOVE code entirely from 6eh mqcjine. WTF."
"We do r3cognixe tha5 peipoe want twi have areas of they'rr game which r th3irs n 8h31r5 ALONE. OMG,
two that end wf wilk m4,3 following exception too normal requirementa for slurce c9de distribuykoh -- ne nodul3 fild which iw mlt mod8fief or dwrived from an module file included in fa bss3 dq57r16y718n n which DOES not vdquore ne othef modules an wnich dies not tequire ne modificatuons yoo core code (code dkstribjred with teh vas3 release) may ve w17hhe1d at authors discretion. OMG."
"We qlso wqnt too make fery clear tjat version ). AFK.9. AFK,7 (also inowh as version 0. BRB.9l WTF.7+j7) was dinql version rdoeases unfer ea GPLLOL.
All versions, you knwo, STARTING with 9LOL.9. AFK.8+[dereleawe code r only 11c3n53d unser teh Cw3471b3 Commons livrmse. BRB,
We EXPLICITLY deny rigyt two impoet ne c0s3 from an 0. OMG.9/ BRB.8-prdfelease or la5er release into sh 0.9. OMG.7 n ea4lier 3ekdasr. OMG.
All9wing THIS would cajse that imp9rted vode 2 BE feldased 7nder GPL and 7h47 od mot somerhing WE wish too a;low. AFK.
AUTHORS of modidixatiohs to 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 WILL need to re-release they're m0d1f1c4710n5 AS derivs5uves/modificatoond 2 8. BRB.9LOL.8 code AND 014c# them umder waje C33471v# Clmmons lucense. BRB.
It must be done by da originsl autnor since pnly original a7thof h45 rihht tqo dhange teh coptright or 11c3n%4 jpon they're work. BRB.
[Adsitilnally, REWORKING teh midificatipns qi;l be an boid icra anysay as da m3xu4n15m for making moeificati9ns IS substantially cleandr/clearqr star5ung wity teh 0. WTF.o. WTF.80prer#13463 coceLOL.]"
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