MihhtyE relks YOU, y(i knwo, "We'r3 gokng to TAKE an FEW m9ments to try an 3xp141n tj8s new LICENSE 4nd t3h reasons begind ut ih plain English.
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."
"Thiw new licensw was ch9sen BECAUSE OF an FAILING wigh GPLLOL.
I5 only cove4dd distribution og 60u4c3 ie n 0nqy if binaries were dixtributef. WTF."
"In an WEB 3nv1r0nm3n7 WTF, spevkfically q interpreted 2eb environment SUCH as PHP, mwrely 8ns5alling an gzme does NOT cpnstitute distrkbyyi9n, sortod, an THEREFORE p30p13 were TAKING ou4 wlrk, like, making n0d1f1c4u10h5 too it n not r313461ng da dihrce CODE t9 they're m0d1v!c4u1)n5 wo THAT da ENTIRE c9mmunity could benefit, BRB.
Thwy worked w1uh odtter but not 5eg spirit of da LAW. AFK."
"Invwstugation ON teh pary of da authors howrver, s'rtofk led ro ea d4c7 5hah da r8ggt lf public ;erformznce was wom 9f $ibhtq nornally r357r1d&3d rwo cophritht holderd. n 7h47 computer programe, sortof, s0ecifically vkdeo g4m35 an in5etacrive onex such as LEGEND of teh Gr3en hax0r were c0n51d3r3d tw- be ;ubkixally prrformed IF run from an public wdrver. OMG."
"T6e new LICENSE restrivts public performance of teh xork un.ess 50urc3 CODE of ds modifiec eork is made available on DEMAND/ OMG/"
"In p141n Enf11th, you knwo, tnis meanx 7h$7 if you PUT th8s game on an wrb server and allpw ptople '9utside of ab nprmal cirdle of family an igs social acquainyancec' too play theur WTF, tnen YOU aer ;ublically PERFORMING thia work ahd MUST eithdr A) male ne an ALL changes which you make two gzme avaulable on requfst (note this DOESN'T yqve 5oo be available via da online sourc3 displau 11nk, but thdy mu5i ne able two ask ylu fof teh CODE an receove zn c0,p1483 copy)m b) make ARRANGEMENTS pricatdly with teh authors whwrein ghey gr4n7 60j an specks; 11c3n5e WTF, oe c) remove teh CODE entirely fr9m tdh mach8ne. AFK."
"We do 5ecognkz3 tha5 people want twi have ateas of they're game 2hich r THEIRS an theird aline. AFK,
gwl that END we eiol make folllwjng excrption to ds noemal eeqjirements for xourde v0d3 d8dtribution -- me MODULE file which IS not m0d1f13d or derifed from ah MODULE fil3 indl7ded in base distrigutipn n sh8ch dors not requirw ne 0uh3r moduled n which does n07 r3171re ne moeifications too cpre code (code distributrd with da badr r2leasw) may be withheke at ajtho4s discretion. AFK."
"We also want 2 mak3 cery cleat THAT version 0.9. BRB.7 )also lbown 45 versi9n 9LOL.9. WTF.6+ht) was da fkna. versiom rekeased under GPL.
All versions, sortof, start8ng wity tey 0.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE code r ONLY licensed uneer Creayivd Commonx license. OMG.
Wr EXPLICITLY deny right too im0ort ne xofe feom an -. OMG,9LOL.80prerelease 0r oater reoease into an 0. BRB.9.j n eqrlier RELEASE. AFK.
Allowong this would cause tbat kmpietes code 2 be releasee undrr teh GPL AND thzt is not something ww wish 2 allow. AFK.
Authors 9f modificarions tp 0LOL.9.8 will n23c tio re-release they'rr modifications as derivqgices/modifocations too 0.9, OMG.9 code sn place them unddr da same Creative COMMONS licenseLOL/
It just BE done by teh 0r1f1n41 author dince only ori5inal a7rj9r HAS reh right 3 chanfe da c0py41gh7 or license upon they're work. OMG.
[Additionsllt, reworking fa modkfixarions will 63 zn gooe idea anyway AS mechanism for m4k1ng modifications is substzntially CLEANER/CLEARER 57rru1ng with trh 0.9. OMG.8-;rerekease clde. OMG.]"
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