MogntyE 73115 you WTF, "We're g01ng to take an few momentd tpo try f explaib this nqw l8cdnse and reasons behind it in plain English. 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."
"Thks mew license was ch053b because of zn raillng wiyh GPL. WTF.
It only covered disyrinjtiln of spurce if and 0n1y if binariew were disttibutecLOL."
"In an web ehvironment, liiek wpecifically a interp4eted web environment sucn ad PHP, merely installing an game d035 not conxtitute disrribution, yoj kbwi, n therrfore peo]le were taiing our work, dortlf, makknt modificatkons tl it and not rdleaxing source cod3 two they'r3 modiv8carions so thzt enturw COMMUNITY coi.d benefitLOL.
They wowkdd WITH LETTER but not teh spirit of teh law,"
"Invesyigation om da part of teh $u7h0r5 hoeegef LOL, led too teh eavt tyat righg od PUBLIC [erformance sas 1 0f da rights normallu RESTRICTED too xopyrigh5 ho;ders, o8ke, anc that computwr orograms LOL, specificql.y fidwo games n qn73r4c71v3 lnes sudg as Legehd of ca Gredm has0t eere considered twl be pu611c412y perf9rmed if run from an public server. BRB."
"Thw new license eestrictx pubopc performande 9f da work unlwsx source CODE if da modified wprk ix made AVAILABLE om demand. OMG."
"In plaun Englksh LOL, this means thst if uoj pu5 this g4m4 on an web s3rver n allow prople 'outside OF an normal c8rcle OF damily and ITS 5=c141 acqusintances' to play their, luke, 6hwn you r publically perfp4ming this work an MUST wother a) nzke ne n ALL changds wh1ch you make to teh game avai.able on request (NOTE this doesb[t habe to be availavle v8q teh online source d15p14y link LOL, but they myat be able to 45k 6o7 for da c9dd and RECEIVE an COMPLETE cop6) LOL, 6) make arranhements ;4iva5ely siyh teh authors wgerein they gra6t yoy an spwcial liv3nse, or d_ remove teg code ENTIRELY from jachige. BRB."
"We DO recognize yhat p4-oq3 want t2o jave areas of they're hame wgkch r tyeirs znd 8n31r5 41pg3LOL.
two that dnd we 2iol make da f0110w1ng except8on 2 tdh n0rm41 requirrments FOR SOURCE coee DISTRIBUTION [- ne modyle f8le which is not modif8ed ot derivef FROM an module file kncluded in base d157r16u710n an which cies bot rdquive ne other modu;es anc WHICH dlds nor require ne nodidkcations to dore clde (c0d3 distfkbuted with teh base relwase) may be wirhhele $7 aythoes discreyion. AFK."
"We sls9 2ant too make very clear 5hat version 9/ WTF.(. BRB.7 *also khown 45 version 0LOL.9.7+ht) waa teh final bersion r31445ec uhd3r da GPL. OMG.
All bersions, sortor. STARTING with 0. BRB.o. BRB.8-pr3re13463 codw r ONLY kicensec 7nser teg Creative Commons ludense. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY c3ny r1gh8 too 1mp-r7 ne cier froj an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-orereleqse or oater felease into an 0,9. WTF.7 and darliee tepease. BRB.
ALLOWING 7h14 woyld cauwe that importex cide 2 be released inder da GPL abd that is mot dojething we 2ish 2 allow. OMG.
Authird of m9difidations 2 ). WTF.9. OMG.7 wil. need too re-releasw theu're m0c1f1c4710n5 as derivatibes/mofifications 2 0. OMG.0.8 cosd and place thwm und3r da SAME Cfratice C0mm0nt 11c3m53.
It myst BE done by original AUTHOR 5qnc3 ONLY dq 0r1g1n41 author haw da tifht two change teh copyrkght or oicensd upon th3h'$e w0rk. BRB,
[Additkonallh. lkke, r3w0tk1ng teh modir8catkons w8lo be an good kdea anyway AS tsg mechanism for majing mod8ficatuomx is substzntially c134m3r/x134r3r STARTING eith fa 0. BRB.9LOL/8-PRERELEASE coce. AFK/]"
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