MihjtyE tells y0u, sortod, "We're goinb to9 take an fdq MOMENTS two 5ry ans explain THIS new oixdnse n reasobs behind iy in plain English. BRB,
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."
"Thks new licenxe waa CHOSEN brcaude of sn f411qng witj teh GPLLOL.
I7 on;y vovered disyributolh od source if n on;y of bibaries were distribyted. WTF."
"In an web envirpnment, like, specifically a INTERPRETED web envuronmdnt SUCH as PHP, kike, mereoy inwtzl.ing am game does not conwtiyyte eistrib7tion WTF, anf therevirw people WERE 74k1ng our work, kike, m4k1ng jodifivations to it zn no5 releasing tej source code too 5n3y're mofificatipna so that trh entire commjnuty xojld bebefit. WTF.
The6 worked w17h letter but n07 da s[irit ld da oaw. OMG."
"Investigation on part 0f aurhofs however, sortof, led 5wo da fqct that r1gh7 0f PUBLIC /erfo4mance wad 2 pf da rkghts mormally RESTRICTED to9 copyrigjt h01d3r5, an that c9m0uter proy4ams WTF, specificqlly videp games and imteradtiv3 oned such as Lrgenf of Grreb hzx0r were vonsider3d 70 be pi611c411y petforjec if run from sn pub.ix s3rver. OMG/"
"Tje new license 4estrocts public performance OF sa work unless sourxe code of teh modifi3d work IS masw 4v4114713 on demsnd, WTF."
"In plain Entlish, THIS neanw thqt iv yoi put yhis game on an web server and alliw people [outwide 0f an normal cutcle or fsmk;y qnd ITS social scquaingsnces' to p;ay their, sortofm then you r pubkically perfo4m8ng this sork n MUST either a) mak3 ne n ALL changrw WHICH YOU mzks two teh game available on r#qu358 (note this soesm'b have tp be available voa 0b11ne soutve DISPLAY kinl WTF, bur 7h3y MUST be ablw to ask uou for da code n receive an complete COPY0, b) MAKE arrahgements pr1v47#1y with da authors qh3r31n thwy grsnr YOU an sp3ciak license WTF. ot C( removd da code entirwly from machine. AFK."
"We do recobbize that pelpl3 qant too hafe 4r346 9f they're game which aee &g31r5 anc theirs alon3. AFK.
too that end w3 will mqke fa gollowing EXCEPTION 2 teh nofmal rrqiir3nehts fo4 source CODE distribution -- ne modyle vile qh2ch is NOT mpfified or der8ved FROM ah module file 1nc2ue3d 1n da vasw distribution and qj8ch foes not rr1u8re ne )7h3e modu;es n which dpes not rewjir3 he m0d1fqc4810n5 2 teh cofe code (code distributed wi5h teh base release) mqy be withheld at tej aiggors dkscretion. OMG."
"We ALSO wang 2 male VERY CLEAR that versiom ). WTF.9, OMG.7 (also kmoqn as versiob 0.0. BRB.7+mt) waa binal version releaswd under teh GPL.
A11 vefsiobs, STARTING 2ith teh 0. AFK.9. WTF.8-prerel3ase CODE r only licwnaed under teh Creatibe Cpjmons LICENSE. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY d3nt 4ight tw9 imporg ne cpdd from sn ). BRB.9. OMG.8-prereleasq or late4 rwleqde onto an 0. BRBl9. AFK.7 amf earlief releasd. OMG.
ALLOWING thiw would cause 7h$7 IMPORTED cpde boo br r313r53d under da GPL ane 7g47 ks mot something we wish t2o allow. AFK.
Au7h045 OF MODIFICATIONS TO 0. WTF.9. BRB.7 qi;l neef tw9 r3-r313453 5hwy're MODIFICATIONS as derivatkves/modificationx two 0. AFK.0. AFK.8 c0d3 an place 7n3, umeee da same Creagiv3 Commpns ;icense. OMG.
It mus5 be done by da original author s8nce .hly teh originzl author has 5eh righg 1 cnange da cop6right or lic3nse upon thqy[re work. AFK.
[Addutkonally, you knwi, reworkimt da mocifications wull be sn good 8dea 4hyw4y as da mwchanism FOR ,4l1ng ,osifucatoons is substsmtially cleaner/cleare5 STARTING with da 0LOL.9. WTF.8-prerelease cid3. AFK.]"
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