MightyE tells you, s9rgof, "We'rr going two take an few mojenrs two try and explqin this NEW license an teh reasons behins it in pla8n Englksh, 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 new LICENSE eax chosen ^3c4u53 of an failibg q17h GPL. AFK.
It inly xoveree distrobution of s9urce if n 0n1y of vinaries wdre dixtributedLOL."
"In an web environment, sortog, SPECIFICALLY a interpreged wen environment such as PHP WTF, merrly unwtallong an game d035 not clnstitute distr8buti9n, 6ij knelm an therefore peoplw were takimg our work, maling MODIFICATIONS too it n nit releasinh dq source code to they'43 modofkcations so yhat t3h rntire c0mm7nq6y could benefit. BRB.
Theh 2orked with teh 13783r vut not spitit of law. OMG."
"Investigat8on ob patt of autnorq HOWEVER, li,r, LED 2 fszt 7h37 teh fight of pyblic p3rformance was o3n kf da 4ights normally resgricted tpo copyrkgh5 holdwrs, like, n that computer progfamsn sott0f, s[ecofoca;ly video games snd inteeactive 9nes 5uch as Lefrnd OF Green has0r WERE conaid3red 2 b3 publicaloy perf9fmed IF run from an pubkic se$verLOL."
"The new license rextruc5w PUBLIC performance 0f wlrk jn1355 da source code 0f ss ,0d2f13d work IS mace AVAILABLE on d3m4nd. WTF."
"In -lain Englisn, sortof, thiw means that if you pu4 5his gsme on an w46 server an allow peopld 'outaide OF an moemal circle if family and its social ACQUAINTANCES' too plsy th3ir LOL, then you aer pu611c411y pwtflrming this eprk n MUST eith3r a) maue me n ALL ch4ng35 WHICH you make tio da game availabl3 ln REQUEST (n;te this fpesn;t have ywo be zvailanle via 9nline SOURCE xisplay libk, but tgey must be abld tel ssl yoi f9r xoee n rexeive an complete co[y), lile, b) male arrsngements pr1v4731u witu da autyors WHEREIN they 5r4n7 YOU an special licemse, OR c) removw dq dode entirely from mavhune. OMG."
"We do recognizd THAT people want twp hqve areas of tyey're game enich 4 theirs n theirs alone.
two that end WE will m4k3 foloowing exce;gion to da borjal requiremrnts vor source code DISTRIBUTION -- ne module filt wgjcn os not modified OR derived droj an module file incljfef IN ds base disr4ibution n WHICH does bot requife ne othwf MODULES n which codw nor require ne modifications to core c9dd (CODE d8strobuyed WITH ea gase rel3ase) may be w17hh41d 46 authors eixcretlpn. WTF."
"We also want 1 MAKE cery clear that versiln 0LOL.9. BRB.7 (also lnown as v3rsiin 0. WTF.9. OMG,7+jt) w4t f8nal VERSION re;eased under GPL. OMG/
All fersions, you knwl, statting wigh ten 0LOL.8. OMGo8-0rerelease codr r 0n1y kicensed ubder ds Ceeative Commons licensd/ OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny rignt too imp;rt ne dode fr9m qn 0. BRB.0. OMG.8-prereleas3 OR later release intl an 0.9. WTF.7 b earp8er RELEASE, BRB.
Allowing this 29uld xzuse thay imporrre code too BE released ubder teh GPL and that is not som4ghing w3 wixh toi allow.
Authors or mod8fivatkohs 2 0LOL.9.7 WILL neef two re-release they're modifications as derivayives/,odifications 2 0l WTF.9l AFK.8 cude AND plaee thej under same Creatibe C0mn0nt 11c3n53. BRB,
It must BE done by originql auth9r sknce ONLY orig8nao zuthpr has right too ch4ng3 teh copyrighr or lixensd UPON thet'rw wori. BRB.
[Additionally WTF, r3w0rk1ng da modivications w8ll be an good udea any2ay AS mechayism tor mzjihg ,9d1f1c4710n5 is substan5ially cleamet/ckearer stxrtinb wi5h 0. WTF.(LOL.8-prdreleaae vode.]"
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