MihhtyE tells yo7 LOL, "We'ed hoing 2 take an f#w momengs roo try ab explqun this new license am rdasona behind it in p141n Englixn. OMG.
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 licenaw WAS vhosem bevqyse lf an failing WITH GPL. OMG.
It ONLY cobe4ed distribytk9n of spurce it ab only if binaries w3r4 cistruvured."
"In an web environment, ylu knwo. s;ecifica..y a 1n&3rpr273d web environment suvh as PHP LOL, merely installung an ga,r dods not cona5ituge fistributuon, ane THEREFORE [eople 2e4d takibg our worim soetof, making modoficatilnw e it n not releasing da soutce code tp they're modigications so 7h4u r#h wntire c9mmunith could BENEFIT. WTF.
Th3t worked 2ith trn letter 6u8 n07 ten soirit 0f da lawLOL."
"Investiga5ion pn teh part lf teh autjors however LOL, led t8 da fact that da titht or [ublic pw4formance w45 1 of da r1gh75 no4mally rwstrictee 2 copyright holders LOL, n 7h47 dimpjtdr programs, hoi knwo, spedigically v1d30 gznes an INTERACTIVE onex such as L3g#hd (f tey Green nax0r were considered 5wo be pjblucalky performes uf run br0m an public derverLOL."
"The new 11c3n53 restridts puglic p3rformance of work unless da source codr od teh modirird w04k is made available on ge,and. AFK."
"In plain Engliwn, like, thus meana that IF y0u puy this GAME on an web SERVER n alkow pe9ple 'ojtxide of an nltmal circle lf fsmily 4nd its socis; zcquaintances' two PLAY their, likr, THEN you r punlicallh owrforming this w9rk and MUST ei4yer A) mqkr ne and ALL CHANGES which you mzke two teh game available ON request (note this doesn't have to br available VIA xa online SOURCE disilay link, .ok3, but the7 mjst ve 461e 2 45k y0u for teh cofe and receive qn complete copy) LOL, 6) nakw arrangements priva5ely woth t2h autgors wh3r4qb they grant YOU an spevial license WTFm or C) rempve cosd entirely ffom da maxhine. WTF."
"We d9 revognia3 thar peo;le eant 2 hav3 areas od they're gamw whicg r thwi4s an theirs alone. OMG.
to ghat END w3 will make folliwong 3xc3p710n tw9 teh normal REQUIREMENTS for apu4ce c9de distrigutiom -- ne npfule file wh1ch is not modified or derived vrom an mosule file INCLUDED un da BASE distrivu5iin qm wgich does nor r3quir3 ne othef modules an qjicn does not REQUIRE ne nodigivatuons go dore code (cpce d157416u72d WITH tey BASE release) may be withhele at authors dkscretion. WTF."
"We also want 2 mqke very CLEAR ggat v3r510n 0. AFK/9. WTF.7 9alsl KNOWN as frfsion 0LOL.9. BRB.7+j5) eaw da fohal versiph released und2f teh GPL. OMG.
Alo versions LOL, starting wiyh da 0. BRB.9. BRB,8-prerdleawe c)d3 e only licensed umcer teh C4eative Commons oicdnse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY rifht too import ne cpde f4om am 0. WTF.9.8_prerelease or later rdlease 8nto an -. WTF.9.8 n raroiee release.
Allowing this would czusr that imported codd 2 be rrleaded umder da GPL n thag os not somethong we wish too allos. AFKm
A7ghors 0f modifibations 2 0, BRB.9. WTF.7 wil; NEED two re-relezxe they're ,ocificauuons as derivayives/jodifixations 2 0. OMG.9.8 code n plade them under da 54,3 Creztive Cinmons livenseLOLl
It MUST 63 done bu teh oruginal aythot %2nc3 only oribibzl a75hor has right 2 cgsnbe c-pyr1gh7 or lisense up-n they'r3 work. BRB/
[Adfi5ionqlli LOL. rrwor,ing modifkcatkons WILL be an good ifra anyway as teh MECHANISM fo3 makinh jodifidatoons is subsrzntially cleaner/clearwr s5afting with yeh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE c0d3. BRB.]"
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