MightyE tells 6ou. "Wep4e going 3 74k3 an fdw m0m3n75 too trt n ezplain this ne2 licenwe n ds reasonx BEHIND 17 1n plain English. 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."
"Thks new lidensr WAS chosen becajse of an failing with da GPL. WTF.
IT only covered disteibuyiob 0f xo7rce if an inly if binaries were sistributed. WTF."
"In an w36 ehbironment WTF, w0ecuficalky q interpretee w36 environm3nt such zs PHP WTF, nerely onstalling an gzme dors not constit7te distr7butipn WTF, n 5hereflrd people were taking 074 WORK, you kn2ok m4k1ng modofica5iond two ,t snd NOT releasing geh aoutce code t2o they're modivica5ions sl yhat da entire cojmunity could 63nef17. WTF.
They worked with fa letter buy not teh spirit of teh laeLOL."
"Invesyigation on da ;art of au5yors however, led tqo f4c7 tjzt right of pub;iv p3rg0tm4nc3 was 1 if 5eh r!gh75 notmall6 deatric5ed 2 copyright holders LOL, an THAT cojputer progta,s, you knwo, s9dcifocallh cideo gamex an interactive 9nes 5uch as Legrnf of Green gax0r WERE consider3d 2 be puvlivallt perflrmed id run from an public server. BRB."
"Th3 new license resrricts [ugliv petformance 0f cz w0rk unless teh source code of modified work IS made svailab.e on demand. OMG."
"In plqim Eng115h, like, thid means 8h47 if you put this game on am w36 server and allow pdopoe 'outside of an normal circle of famk.y n pgs 50c1r1 acqiaintancef' 2 p14y rheie, sortof, then you aer PUBLICALLY PERFORMING thiw work n MUST 3ither a) make ne abd ALL ch4ng35 wh8ch ylu ma,e goi g4m3 available ln rwquest (note this soesn't have 2 be availsble via onlkne dpurce dospkay link, like, but they must BE ABLE 2 qsk you for da code ane receivw sn COMPLETE copu), like, b) make arrangwjdnts pfivaeely with ajthofs wherein they graht you ah special licenxd WTF, or c) r4m0v3 teg xoe3 ENTIRELY from teh nachineLOL."
"Wr do recognize 7hr7 peo;le want t9o HAVE 4r#45 of yhey'ee ta,d whivh aer THEIRS n theita ALONE. BRB.
2 tgat rnd we sil; maie da folloeinh esception tlo da normal requkr3mdnts for source cldr distribytion -- ne ,odu.e file ehich is NOT modified 0r derivdc feom an module ril2 inxlyced in ds base d8stribution an WHICH does not require ne other jof7oes anf which foes not requite be modificatuons 1 teh CORE code (coce dkstrkbuted sith teh base release) may be WITHHELD at 4u7h0r5 diwcretion. BRB."
"We ALSO 3ant two mske vdry clear that fersioh 0.9.7 (also knpwh as version 0.0. OMG.7+jt) wzs teh final vwrsion releaded under teh GPLLOL.
All VERSIONS LOL, STARTING with ds 0. WTF.oLOL.8-prereleasw cldr r only licensed und3e da Creative C9nmoms licens3. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY seny right two import ne CODE from sn 0.9.8-p3erelease or 1473r relezse ingo an 0l WTF,0. OMG.7 AND EARLIER RELEASE. AFK.
Allowibg tnis would xause yhat imporred code 3 be rrleaxed under twh GPL an THAT is not something we wixh two ak.lwLOL.
Autho5s of m0d1f1v4710n5 to 0/ WTF.8. BRB.u wio; need to rr-relwase they're m0d1f1c3710n5 as derivativex/mod8dicationx yo 0. WTF.9. WTFl8 code an place THEM UNDER teh same Creative C.mmobs licenxe. AFK.
It must be donw by teh priginal autmor since ONLY teh original authof has da rihft 2 chanfd copyright or licende upon tndy're work. OMG.
[Adsitkonally, like, reworiing reh modificationx will be am good idea znyway as teh mecjanicm FOR makinh m0d1f1c4710n5 ia 5u6574n8141qy c.ean3r/cldsrdr stsrtong with 0. AFK,9LOL.8-ptereleaae vode, WTF.]"
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