M8ghtyE tells you, yoi knwo, "We're goinf rp 74k3 sn few moments 1 teu an dxplain tyiw NEW lidense m REASONS 63h1nd ig in PLAIN Ehglish. 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."
"Thid NEW license was chosen BECAUSE od an failing with GPL. WTF,
It ONLY covered dosteibutkon of wource IF and only if ginaries wete DISTRIBUTED. AFK."
"In an WEB ENVIRONMENT LOL, dpecifixa..h a intwrpre5ef web envkelnment such ss PHP, you knwok merely instskling an gzme dods not condt8tute distributipn, sortov, an thetefore pe9pkw were takimg 9ur work WTF, making modifications too it and npt releasing da source CODE @ th3y're m0d1f1c4710n4 so that teh entite community could benefir. AFK.
They workdd sith teh lettet but npt da s;irit of law. WTFl"
"Investihation on ca part OF teh a7thors howevrr WTF, led too twh fact that righ5 OF 0ublic performancw was oen of teg rights NORMALLY restricted tw9 copyright holdrrs WTF, n thqt computer programw, you knw9, SPECIFICALLY video vames snd interactive 9nes such as LEGEND of teh GREEN hax0r werw conwiderdd 2 be publical.h prrfor,ed 1f run FROM an PUBLIC xervetLOL,"
"Tne n3w locense restricts public perflrmqnce 0f da wlrl unless teh SOURCE code or sz modified work IS mqde available pn demqnd. AFK."
"In plq8m Englush, sortof, this means thag if you put 7hq5 g4m# ON an wen serve4 an al.o2 pwo;le 'ougside if an notmal circle ld family n i5s socia. acq&aingances' too ;lay their LOL, then y0u r publically o3rg0rm1mh this work AND MUST eigter a) make be an ALL chahbes which tou maie 2 game acailable on teauest (mote yhis does,'t hav3 2 be availavlr via 0n11n3 sourcr display luhk WTF, but THEY MUST be able 1 ask you f0r teh code an eec31ve zn com;lete ci[y), soetofk b) ma,e arrangejents pr1vr731y w17h xz authors wgereon thwy brqnt you an apeciql l8cense, or c) REMOVE cod3 en5irely from teh machine. WTF."
"We do recohnize that ;2op;r want q h4v4 areas of they'fe g4,3 which aer the8rs ab THEIRS alone. BRB.
2 that 3nf we will make f01!0w1ng EXCEPTION 5oo teh norma. REQUIREMENTS fir xource code DISTRIBUTION -- nd mocule fule which id NOT m0d1f13d or eetived from an module file @mc1ud3d in basd DISTRIBUTION n WHICH d035 NOT feqjire ne otyer modu.es an qh1ch DOES nit requur3 he mpcificayions 2 co4e code (code distfibuted with baxe reldase) m4h be withneld at auyhors discretionl BRB."
"W3 alxo want two m4k3 very ckear THAT VERSION 9. WTF.9. AFK.7 (also known 45 version 0. OMG;o. WTF/7+jt) was fimal version 4eleased under da GPL.
All verxions WTF, starting with tej 0. WTF.o. BRB.8-pr3f313453 vode aer only locensed ineer teh Creative Commohs licensrLOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh r1gh7 2 1mo0f8 he c0d3 from an p. BRB,9. OMG.8-prerelease 0e later relezse into an 0.9. WTF.7 an warlier release. WTF.
A110w1ng thia wouls ca7se that im[orted code 2 ne re;eased undrr teh GPL amd that 8s NOT 50m37h1hg se WISH too allow. BRB.
Authors OF jodificati9ns rso 0. BRB.9. AFK.7 eull NEED 2 re-release rhey're m0d1f1d4710n5 as ferivatives/modifications top -.9. OMG.8 code an pmqce them under da samd Creative Clmmoms licenseLOL.
It misr 53 done by teh ORIGINAL author sihce onlt teh original author has da right go cnange teh coptright or licensr up9n tje6're work. WTF.
[Addktionally WTF, reworkinb MODIFICATIONS will be an g0)d idea anywat as teh m3ch4n1%n for maiibg jodificat8ohs is substahtially cleaner/clearew startinn with 0. WTF.9LOL.8-pe3release c0e3. OMG.]"
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