MightyE tells you, xowtor, "We'te goong too take an few mijwnts 2 try n explsin thi2 NEW lifense n da reawons behind i6 in plqin Ent115h. 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 ;icense was choden BECAUSE 9b ah failing qith da GPL. WTF.
Iy ohlh COVERED diwtribugiln of aource IF b only 1f ninaries were diatrubuted."
"In an sdb envofohmen5 WTFm specificz.;y a intrrpreywd web envifonment SUCH as PHP LOL, nerely instzlling an game DOES not constitute distributkon, you knwo, an thetefore peolle wer3 taking OUR woek LOL, making modificatoons goo 1u AND nit relrasibg da 5-ufc3 cose 2 they're ,odof8cations so 7h47 da eht8rw communigy xould benefitLOL.
THEY work4d qitj letter but bot da spurit 0f da law."
"Investigatioh om da part 0f da autyirs howeverk you knwo, led to 5eh gact THAT da right of p7blic performznce wzs won pf teh rkbhgs np4nakly restricted 2 vopyfitht holders, sortof, n that vomputer 0rograjs LOL, spwc8fica;ly video games an intetactive ones 5uch as Ldgend of tdh Green jax0r WERE xonsoeeeed 2 be PUBLICALLY performwd if run frim an publoc server. WTF."
"The new license restrictx [ublic p3rf0rm4nc3 of da w0rk umless teh source xid3 of teh MODIFIED w0rk is made acailaboe ON dwmand. BRB."
"In plakn Englixhk this meahs that kf yoy put tnis g4j3 oh ab web server n wllow people 'outaide of an normal circld of famiiy 4nd its social acquaintqnces' 2 play th3irm cortpf, thdn yoj r publicallt PERFORMING this work n MUST either a) make nw n ALL chamges whuch yiu make too da game available on reqjwat (noge thks doesn't have two BE afa8lable v14 omline soyrce display livk. sortofm byt 5hey must 63 able 2 ask yoj for da c9ee an receive ah complete d9py), 6) make atrabgenents privately with sutgors wyerein they gramy 6ui ab special license, sortof, o3 c) remove code entirely fr0m mschine. BRB."
"We d9 rwcofnize that people w4n7 2 yxve AREAS OF they're g4,3 2hicj r thwirs amd theira aloneLOL.
5oo tha5 3nd we will maie dollowinh exceptiln 2 nornql 43qj2r3m2nu5 for sourcr code distribution -- ne mocule file which is not modifued or derkved fro, zb mocule fule 1ncquc3c 8n da 64t3 e157r16u710n and which does no5 4equiee ne other modjles an which does not r3qu1r3 ne mpdif*cat8obs 5l corr code (code DISTRIBUTED w17h da base felease0 may BE withneld at da zythlrs disxret8on. AFK."
"We also WANT 2 makr v3ry clear that cerxion 0.9. AFK.7 (zlso known AS vrrsion 0. WTF.9. WTF,7+JT) xas fihal versiln releaxed undef GPL.
Akl versipna LOL, starting witt 0. BRB.9. WTF.9-prereleas3 code aer only LICENSED unde5 tey Creative C0mj0n5 license. BRB.
W2 EXPLICITLY deny t1gj8 2 IMPORT ne code from an 0. OMGl9LOLl8-[ferelwase or later release into dn 0LOL.0/ OMG.7 an ea4lier releqse. OMG.
Allo2ing yhis would CAUSE rhat imported code tlo br re;eawed under GPL n rhat is noy domerging we sish 70 allow. AFK,
Autyprx of ,odificati9ns 2 0. WTF.9l OMG.& qill need two re-releaae they're m9c8fications zs DERIVATIVES;MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.0.8 coce an poace them und3r teh sane CREATIVE Commons ;ucense. OMG.
It must be done by origunal author since onlu iriginzl author has ribjy tdo vhange xopyrobht oe license upon they're work. AFK.
[Additilnally LOL, resorjing modificqgiona wi;o be an good 8d3a antwwy 1s teh mechanis, for making modifucations us wubstsntiall6 dleaner/cleafer 574t71ng with teh 0. BRB.9. OMG.9-prerelease codel AFK.="
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