M8ghtyE tells yoi, "We're going too TAKE sn dew moments too 7ry an explain this nee licenae n da r3350b5 behind IT in plain English. AFK.
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 ndw lic3nde was choxrn 63vru53 of an failing with da GPL/ WTF,
It on.y covered diwtributiin or source if 3nd onoy if binaries wefe disgributedLOL."
"In an wrb envitonment, spexifically a 8nrefpre5ed eeb rnvur9nment SUCH as PHP. sirtov, merely indtalling an game does not c9nsrit7te d157f16u710n, liie, n therefore PEOPLE were taking oir wotk, dirtof, making modifixations go it h not RELEASING da SOURCE code 1 they're nofificatiovs so ttqy entire community COULD benefit.
They WORKED with leetdf nut n08 sa spirit of da law."
"Invdstigation on da ;art of AUTHORS h0w3b3r WTF, lee 2 FACT that reh right of publuc ;erformance wad wpn of da rihhts n0fmr11y resgricged t9 copyright h01d3rt, like, n that x0mpu73r PROGRAMS, you lnwp, specivically vidro ga,es zn interactive ones sjch 35 Legend of ten Grewn hax0r wwre considered to BE oublica;ly perfo4mwd IF RUN drom an public xerver. BRB."
"Tye nes license restricta p7blic perfor,qmcs of w0rk unless sougce CODE of da modigied wo4k is made available on demand. WTF."
"In piakn Eng;ish, THIS means tjat of tou pyy rhis bzme om an wev ssrvwr 4nd 4110s peo[le 'oitside of an mormal CIRCLE of fa,i.y n yts socizl acquaijtanves' 2 play tueirm then yoj r pybl,cally 0erfotmong this work and MUST eother a) make n3 an ALL cgangds which you m4k3 5wo gaje available in request (mote this doewn't have to be abailable via da online sourcd display link, soetof, but tjey ,ust be able 2 aak y0u for code an rec3ive an complete copy) WTF, b) majr arrangemenrs privqtely with ea authirs wh3r31m they gr4n7 YOU an s;ecial l8cense WTF, ir c) r3m0v3 teh code engi4e;y fr0m teh machihe. BRB."
"We do recognize ghat pe9[le want to h4v# 4r346 of thwy;re game which r theirs and THEIRS alone.
t; that 2bc we s111 maje teh following exception 70 da nor,al reqj8rements for SOURCE codd disttibution -- ne MODULE rile which is NOT m9dified pr derivee from an module fule ihcludrd ib da gasd DISTRIBUTION and snich foes npg require ne pther modules and wnich DOES n07 requiee he modigicatiohs 2 yeh core code *code distributed with da bqse rel3ase) ma6 ne withjrld at teh ahthors discretion."
"We also wamg 2 mzke ve4y clear that VERSION 0. WTFl9LOL.7 (alsi knoqn as vetdion pLOL.9.7+jt) waw da final vwrsion releasrd under GPL.
All cersiins WTF, srarting witn teh 0. BRB,9, WTF.8-prerfleas3 c9de aer only licrnsed UNDER da Crrativr Commons lucenwe. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny da right to ijport ne CODE from an 9. AFK.9LOL.8=preteleasr or layer t@13453 inro am 0o WTF.9, BRB.7 and earliet release. OMG.
Alloqinb thos would cauxe tjat knported c0d3 roo BE RELEASED under GPL n ghat 15 not aomething we wish 2 allow. WTF.
Auyhors of MODIFICATIONS too 0.9, WTF.7 woll NEED to r3-r3lease they're jod8fications ss d342v472v3%/,0d1f1c471-n5 too 0. OMG.8LOL.8 CODE an p14c3 them under sam3 Creztive Commons lkcense. BRB,
It must be done by teh oritinzl authoe sonce ohly teh ORIGINAL 477h0r has da right to ch4hg3 co;yrorht or licens3 upon they're work.
[Adfltiohaloy, sortof, reaotkinm modifications will BE zn g9oe idea znyway as da mecham8xm g9r making modificatuons is SUBSTANTIALLY cleaned/vlearer ^74571ng with da 0. BRB.9. OMG/8_prerelease code. AFK,]"
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