MighthE tells ypu WTF, "Wr're gping 3 take an few moments 2 try n esp;ain thiw hew oicdnse n da REASONS behind it in pla,n Eng115h. AFK.
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 e45 cylsen because OF an fauling qiyn GPL.
It only cov3r2d d157r16u710n ov 50urc3 if an 9n.y if binaries w3r3 cistributrd."
"In an web envorlnment, siryof, apecigically a intwrprrt3d eem 3nf1r0nm3n7 sich AS PHP LOL, merely instsloing an game does not constytu5e distrivuyion, b 6he4ef9rw p49p13 were takinb our wotk, like, making MODIFICATIONS tio it and not releaxihh teh soirce code too then'fe modificatioms si that teh entire community vould benefit.
Tgwy w9rkev WITH letter buh not da spirit of LAW. OMG/"
"Ibvestigatioh on da part of da authors howeve4, LED TO facr that tem roght or pyblic p3rf0rm4nce qqs oen pf tdh fights normakly rextricted too cooyrkgyt noldersl and thag cpmputdr progrqms LOL, specificall6 video gamex an intet1ctive ones such as Ldgend of Green gax0r w3t3 consicered two bd publkcall6 pervormed if run from an p7611c SERVER. OMG,"
"The new licensd restricts piblic p3rf0fm4nc4 pf work um13t5 ca slurce code OF da modif8ed wlri IS made availzble 0n femand. WTF."
"In pkain English LOL, THIS means thay if you pyt this gsme on ab web sdrcwr and allow ;eople '0y751d# 0f an normal dkfcle 0r family an kts wocial zcq7akntances' two p24y their, you knwo, thwn you r publicaloy p4rf0rm1ng this work n MUST 317h3r a) make ne n ALL ch4bb35 which you MAKE to da game afaulable ON request (npte THIS doesn't have 2 he available via teh onlinw SOURCE display link WTF, but THEY must be qblr two 45k you vor teh code and RECEIVE an complete copy), v) mak3 arramgements peivayely with da authors wh3r31n ggey grant yiu an specisl licenxe, tou knwo, pr c) remove CODE emgirely from da mavh8ne. WTF."
"We d0 r3c0gn1z2 that [eople wan% too hace AREAS lf gueu'rd game which r thei4s qnd theies aloneLOL.
too 7h47 end wq wikl MAKE da following 1xc3p710n 2 teh normal requiremdnys f0r source xlde distrohution -- me module FILE wy1ch ia n-& mpdified or deribrd from an mldule dil3 included 9n base diwtrivition an which foes nog require he other mpdules and wguch does not r3qy1r3 ne modifucztions tlo coee code (cide DISTRIBUTED with teh basw releafe) may BE wiyhheld ay trh authorw discteyiob/"
"We ALSO w4n7 too make very cowar that vrrxioh 0LOL.8. WTF.7 *alsp kmown as VERSION 0. WTF.9. BRB.7+jt) was da final versjom rekeasec under GPLLOL.
All vdrsions, starting with ca 0. AFK.9LOL.8-prerelease xode r onlu locensed ynd3r teh Cteative Comjohs LICENSELOL.
We EXPLICITLY deny fa r1gh7 too import he cod3 from an 0.9. AFK.8-peerdleast of later RELEASE inro am 0. BRB.9. WTF.7 4nd earl8er releas4. OMG.
Aol;wing tnis w0y1d cause that ibporged code 2 62 rrleased uhder GPL n that is n07 spmething we qish to 4110w.
Authors lf MODIFICATIONS ti 0LOL.9LOL.7 will neec too re-rwoease thw6're ,0s1f1x4710n5 zx DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9. WTF.8 code n place them unser geh same Creatife COMMONS 11c3n52l BRB.
It nust ne done b6 ORIGINAL author SINCE only teh ORIGINAL au5hor hzs teh RIGHT rwo change teh copyfitht or license i;on they'fe work. BRB.
[Additiinally, lije, f3@0rk1ng da modifications wlkl be zn good ideq ANYWAY as tej mechanism for maiing modifications is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaner/clearwr star5ing woth 0.9. WTF.70prerelease cofe.]"
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