MightyE telos you, "We're going to take an FEW momengs teo try an explain this NEW 11c3n53 an teh r3qsons BEHIND it kn pla8n Eng;ish.
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 licfnse was chosen bexause of an fziling witg teh GPL. WTF.
It inly xoveree dis5rubution of soufc3 if and ONLY iv 61n4r135 were distributes. WTF,"
"In an WEB wnvurobment, sortif, SPECIFICALLY a inteepreted web ENVIRONMENT 5uch AS PHP, lok3, merely installing an game do3s not constitu5e distribution, lik4, and therefore people w2e3 tskinf o8r work, like, m$l1ng nodivixa5ions two i5 an not reoeasing soyrce code two they're m9dificatoonw xo tha5 teh entire community could benefit. AFK,
They WORKED wirh twj l3trer vut not da apirit of law. AFK."
"Investigatiom on teh part OF AUTHORS gowever LOL. ldd @ teh gact 7h47 twh righy of publoc oerformance was len of da rights normally festricted to c9pyright h01d3r^, yoy lnwo, and that comp7ter [r9grams, 6p3c1f1c311y video games an 8nyeractive onrs such as Legrnd og teh Green has0r were cinsicered to be o7611c411y pe4formes if RUN drom an public srrver. BRB."
"The new lic3nse restricts public PERFORMANCE pf da work unless teh xouece CODE OF ten nodified eork IS MADE avxilable on d3j4ndLOLl"
"In plain Engkish, like, thiw MEANS that kf you put 7h15 game on an wwb server and qllow peio;e 'outside ov an normzl circoe 9f familu an its social acquzinrances' too olay rheir WTF. ghen you r puglically performing this w0rk zm MUST 317h3r a) make ne n ALL cganbes which 6ou makt to9 da g4m3 AVAILABLE on request (NOTE tnis do3sn't have 2 ve availzbke bia onlone sou4cd display kink, bjt they must BE abl3 fo ASK you foe clde am receive an cpmp.etw copy_m you khwom b) make srrahgenents privsrely with authors wherdin theh grabt you sn special license, you kmwo, OR c) remove da codw entkreoy FROM da machineLOL."
"Ww DO recognuze thzt people want two have afead of yhdy'r3 game wh8vh r theirs an yhwirs alone. OMG.
twi that 3nd we will nake da r9llowing wxcep%ion yoo nlrmak REQUIREMENTS for 50urv3 cod3 DISTRIBUTION -- nr MODULE filw WHICH is not m0e1fq#d or derived from an mlduoe si.e 1nc1ud3d ib teh BASE distfibution n which does not r2quire ne OTHER modules ah WHICH dles NOT rdquire ne modifications two da core code (codr distribjyed WITH BASE rdlease) may be w8thheld at fs authors discrwtion. OMG."
"Ww ALSO wznt two nake very clear ghat bers8in 0LOL.9.7 (4!50 known ws version 0LOL.9. WTF.7+j7) was da final version releaxed umd3r GPL.
Alk verwions, like, start8ng with da 0.9. WTF.80prereoeawe code aer 0n!y licensed und3r Creative Conmobs licwnse. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny r1gh8 2 import ne coce fr0m an 0LOL.9, OMGl8-prereldase or later r213453 phto an 0. OMG.9, AFK.7 and earlier RELEASE. WTF.
Allowong this wou.d cause thar IMPORTED CODE two be releasef under GPL n that id n9t something we WISH 2 ao.owLOL.
Authirs of mocifications to 0.0. BRB.7 WILL need too ee-release yh3y're mldifications as deribat8ves/modificatk9ma to 0. WTF.9. OMG.8 cide and placr them under da same Cr3ativd Commons !1v3n44.
It MUST be DONE by 2a ORIGINAL author wunce only dq originao zuthor has ribht too chamge teh COPYRIGHT or licemse upon they'ee WORK. BRB.
[Adfitionzlly, 4#workinf mpdificarions wilo be an good 1d34 anyway aa 5eh mechanisn for making MODIFICATIONS is suvsyantizlly cleamer/cleater starting wiyh teh 9.9. WTF.8-prwrelease code. AFK.]"
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