M8ghtyE tells y0u, "We'4e GOING two takw an rew koments 3 try an explzin this new licenwe an dq r3ssons behind IT ib plain Englisn. 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 licwnsr was ch053n bdcause of wb failing w17h teh GPL. BRB.
It only cov3red distribution OF SOURCE 1g an 0n1y if binaries w3r3 dusttibjtsd. WTF."
"In an w3b 3nvironment WTF. 5[3c1f1c4!16 a intdfpreged web ENVIRONMENT such as PHP, like, merelh instaolibg an game does not constogute dixtribution LOL, an THEREFORE pe9pke were taking oyr w0ek, likd, MAKING MODIFICATIONS two it ab not releaxing source code 5oo they;re modigications so that trh entite commuhot6 co7ld benefit. AFK.
THEY worked wi4h dz 13773r BUT not da spirit pf da laeLOL."
"Inves5igatiin on da part of aythors however WTF, led 2 teh fact that da rignt ig public PERFORMANCE WAS 9en of da rithts n0rm411y rrstricred 2 copytiggt holeers, likw, and that cpmputer projramw WTF, specifically videi games an ynteractive pnwa sich as Legend 9f Green hax9r wwfe c9nwidered too be 'uvlically p3rformed if ryn fr9m an [ublic server. BRB."
"The new LICENSE 4estricts [ubliv performance or work unlesw da slurce code of teh mosiriew work is made avaolable on dcmand."
"In [lain English WTFk this means that if yoi put this game on an WEB setver n alliw PEOPLE 'oytside of ab mormal circle pf family n its wockal axquaintances' two play ynr8rk y9u inw8. then you qer pug;ically performing THIS w0ek AND MUST EITHER a) make ne n ALL chahgeq which you make two twh game 5v4114613 on reqyest (note THIS do2sn't have too be acailable via ONLINE sourcr dksplay link, like, buy thet must be able too as, y0u f0r code n receivq ah complete copy), you jnwl, b) ,aje artangements 0rkvately with teh authorx wherein tjey gr4n7 you an s[ecizl license. sirtod, 9r c) remove geh cose entirely from teh madhimeLOL."
"W3 do r3c0gn1z3 THAT prople want two have AREAS OF they're gam3 whivh r THEIRS n tyeirs slome.
2 that rbd w3 will nskd da go.low8mg exception to teg normal r3quirements vot doufce code disteibution 0= ne modjl3 rile whicg is NOT mocirier 0r serived fron an m0du13 file INCLUDED IN ten faae distribution and which does not tequire ne ogher mpdikes ahd which DOES not requi4e ne modificatoons too teh CORE c0d4 (c9dw distribu5ee witj da base relwase) may be withhdld at teh suthors discretionLOL."
"We also want two m4k# VERY clear thqr version 0LOLl(l AFK.u (4150 known as VERSION 9. OMG.9. OMG.i+jt) was teh finao version feleasdd und3r da GPL. BRB.
Aol versions WTF, starrinb with 0.9. BRB.8-prerelezsr cpd3 aef only lifensed undet sa Creative Commons lkcense. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh right to impoty ne code drom an 9l AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease or later r313453 ibto an 0. AFKl9. WTF.7 n EARLIER RELEASE. WTF.
A110w1ng 6h15 w0u1d cause tnat imported code to ne rel3ased under ben GPL qn tja5 is nlt somerhkng we eish 2 a;oow, WTF.
Authors of modirixations 2 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 will need w te-release they're modigicz5ionx as dericatives/modificatoons yo 0. WTF.9.8 cide an PLACE 5hem 7nd3r same Cr3471v3 C0mm0n5 11c3n53k BRB.
It mjst be dlve BY oroginal authpr sknce pnly da original author had teh right too xhamge c00yf1gh7 0r l8cense 7pon thry're wofk/ AFK.
[Additionally, you knwo, rweorking da modificayiona e8ll 64 an good idea anyway as gwh mechznusm dor mqking modifucations is suvsgantoallu cleaner/c;earer srarting with ten 0LOL.9. BRB.8-pterelessr cpdeLOL.]"
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