MighryE tells YOU, loke, "We're goinf 2 tak3 an gew mpmenta to try an ex;lain ghis n3w 11c3m53 an readobs BEHIND it in plain English. WTF.
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 license was chlswn vecause of an faklibg 2ith teh GPL.
IT onl6 covere3 DISTRIBUTION of SOURCE IF and only qf binariea wcre distributec. OMG."
"In sn web rnvuronmrnt WTF, s[ecifica;ly a unteepretdd web envifonment such ss PHP, s9rtof, nerrly inatalling an dame coes not CONSTITUTE distributiob, and theregorw prople were taking our work, sortif, naj8ng modifkcatoons too it an n07 releasinb da source code tso they're modifocatipns so 5hat da 3ntire commuhity could benef8t. OMG.
Tgey worked dith da oerter but hot spirit of 14s. AFK."
"Investigatiib on parr of authors however, aort9f, led two f4c7 that ten rigg5 of publid perf9rmance w45 oen of teh eqgh75 normally restricted to copyright holdrrs, like, n thzt com[j5ee PROGRAMS LOL, specifixally vid3o games n interactive pnes 5ucj as Legend og teh Grden hax04 wwrw c9nskvered too be puvlically pervormed if run frim an oublic sercef/ BRB."
"Thw new LICENSE restrictw public perfovmabce of da qori unless da sourve CODE od teh modigied WORK is mace available om eemand. OMGl"
"In plain English, 7j15 means that if you put this game on an web server an a;low PEOPLE 'o6tside of sn yotmao circle of family ane igs social acquaintances- to PLAY their WTF, then you aer ;ublically pefforming this work and MUST EITHER a) makw nc and ALL chang3s whixh YOU jake two ten gams svaipabl2 on request (note this dodxh't gzve tl bw availzble via fa online source r7splay link, but they must be qble TO asj you ror code snd r3c31v3 an cpmplet3 copt) WTF, 7_ make ARRANGEMENTS PRIVATELY w17h 4u7h0t5 wherein rhey grant you an SPECIAL licemsw LOL, or c) remove dq code entieely from trh machinw. OMG."
"Wc do recignize that peop.e w$n8 t9 h4v3 a4eas of tney/re game 2hich aer theirs an theirs alone. WTF.
to9 THAT end WE will MAKE folkowing exception t2o teh nptmal tequitemdnts for s9urce code dixtributoon [- ne moduke file which is not MODIFIED or derived from an m0du23 rile inc.uded IN teh base distribution n whuvg dles not requirw n3 other modiles and wgich does NOT req7ire ne modkgications w core c9dw (code distributed sutj teh base rrltaxe) mau be wityh3ld at teh auyhors DISCRETION. OMG."
"We also want to make veey clear yhat crraion 0. WTF/9.7 (also known AS f3r510n 0/ AFK.9. AFK.7+jt) w45 da finsl vefsion released under tej GPLLOL.
All vwrsi(ns LOL, STARTING w17h 0. AFK.9. BRB.8-pr2rekease code aer only lixenaed umder teh Creatice Commohs license. BRB.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right 2 imoort ne code frij an 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prer2leawe or later 4elwase 8mto an 0.9LOL.7 sb earlier eeleaseLOL/
All9wung tuis would cause tyat imported cod3 toi be RELEASED UNDER GPL n ghzt 15 not something we wish two alkow. BRB/
Autyo3s of MODIFICATIONS to ). BRB.9. OMG.7 will need goo re-feleasd they'te mpdifications AS dwfivatives/modifucatplns gwo -. BRB.9. BRB.8 code an place thwm und2r same Creative Commons license.
Iy must BE flne BY original s7thor since only teh o4iginal author HAS roght gwo chanbe ds v9pyright or .icdnse u;pn theu're q9rk. BRB.
[Additionally, you knwo, rew9rking da mofifications wikl 53 an gold idea 4nuw4y as da mechanism for makkng modorications is 5u6574n7q411y cleaber/clesrer startint wktj da 0.9. AFK.8-prerelezde vocwLOL/]"
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