MightyE tells y0j, likw, "We're GOING 70 TAKE an few momwnys tqo try n explain this n3w LICENSE sn da reaxons bdhinc kt in plain Engoish. 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."
"Thia n#w luxense was chosen beczuse of an failing with teh GPL.
Iy only covered d14&r16uu10h OF source if am ohly if gimaried WERE disgrivutesLOL."
"In an web ehvironment, like, s0eckficslly a interpreted w3b environment such as PHP, you knwo, mere.y installing an bsme d035 n-7 constotute d8stribution. AND 5herrfoee pe0ple were tqking our wori, you knwp. making MODIFICATIONS to it 4ne npt releading tdn source code 5wo they're nodkficatioms 2o that teh enr7re community vo7ld benefut. OMG.
They worked with letter but ni5 rrh spkrit of da 14wLOL."
"Imvestogation 9n pqrt of da $u7h(r5 howfvet, yoi inwok led two da fact that da right of public pefvirmance wqs 1 of RIGHTS normaloy restrictef to copurighg holders LOL, ab 7h47 computer PROGRAMS LOL, specifically video g$m35 n kntcractuve ones SUCH as LEGEND of da GREEN hax0t w3r# considerec too be publ8cakoy perdofmed if run from an oublic sercrr. BRB."
"The NEW 11f3n52 resteicts public pergormabce 0f da worm unless da source code 9f teh midifief wofk is msd3 available on demandLOL."
"In poain Ehgiish, you knqo, THIS jwans that 8f you put this gam3 on zn web 53rv4r anx alloq people '9utside OF zh normal citcod of FAMILY an its SOCIAL acquaintances' gwo p24u their WTF, them yoh r publica.ly PERFORMING yhis wor, n MUST eirg3t a0 make he an ALL changes qhuch YOU make to da game available on REQUEST (note 7h15 d035n'7 HAVE go be 4v41146q3 v24 online source display 11nk, sorrof, but thej must BE ablw too ASK y0u for tej xode and recekve sn compl3te copy), .ike, b) make arrqngements pr*vately w17h teh authirs wg3r31n they grznt hpu sn SPECIAL licenwe WTF, 0r c) remife code 3ntirely from da machineLOL."
"We d0 recognize thqt PEOPLE want @ have areas of they're game WHICH se4 6h31r5 an THEIRS 410n3. WTF.
2 thar end WE will mahe teh fol.owing exception tqo no4mal rdquiremrmts fir source cofe distribution -- ne m9dule FILE wh8cg is nit ,odifiwc or derived fg-m ah mldule file incouded 8n dq base d!5731yu710n an which does not r3qu1r3 nr other modules anf which does n08 require ne modificagions to tdh cofe code (doee disteibured w17h tej base RELEASE) may be witjheld at quthors siscretiob. OMG."
"We zlso eant too make VERY clear 7h47 veraion 0. WTF.9,7 (also lnown ax versuon 0. OMG.8. AFK,7+ut) wad FINAL version released under da GPL. BRB.
All v3r510n5 WTF, d4arting w17g sa 0.9LOL.8-prereleqse code aer 8nlh licensed under da Cr3481v3 Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny teh rifht ro i,port ne coee from an 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerelease ir 1473r releade inro an 0. WTF.9. AFK.6 and ezrlidr release/ BRB.
Allowing 7h15 w0u1d CAUSE 7h4^ imported code 2 be released undet da GPL n thar ix npg 50m37h1ng we wixh 70 allow. BRB.
Ayth;rs of m0d1f1c471)n5 to 0LOL.(. WTF.7 wuol beed 2 re-release they're mpdif8cations AS derivatifes/jodifications 2 0. WTF.9LOL.8 xode AND placr them ynd3r da same CREATIVE Commons .icense. OMG/
I5 must be done vu original author sihce ihly teh or8binao sytnor has da right yo chznge da copyr8dht of licemse upon yhe6[re workLOL.
[Additionallyk s9rtor, 4eworking da MODIFICATIONS s111 be an good ifea any2ay as ca mechan8sn flr MAKING moeificat7ons is 4u6574n&1411y cleaner/clearer starting WITH 0. BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleass code.="
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