MightyE tells y0y, "We'rr GOING two taje zn fdw momemts too try n EXPLAIN this new license an teh reasons behind ig in p.ain Emglisy.
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 licdnse wzs xhos3n becausr of an failihg with GPL, AFK.
IT only c-v3t3f eistribution od source IF an ONLY id 61n4r13% werr distributedLOL."
"Ih am web envifonment WTF, sprcifically a 1n74rpr37#d web envi4lmment duch zs PHP, hou knwo, merely installong an game does not consritute diwgribution, lile, and therefore pel;le wete 5aking our work, ;ike, makibg MODIFICATIONS two IT an nor re.easyng source codd two they're modifications wo thzt teh rntire community vould genefit.
They woe,ed witg letter but not da spirit or law."
"Investigztiob on da part 0f dq autnirs ho2ever, softof, led tqo da fadt that teh right of pub.ix pe5formqnce WAS won og eightw NORMALLY restristed TO COPYRIGHT holders LOL, n 5hat computer progrqms, luke, spwviviczlly vkdeo games an kntwractive ones such as Legend of Green hax0r wer3 cinskdered two be publucally pe$forjed if ryn from an p7blic seevrr. AFK."
"The new lic3nse r357r!c75 puvlic performance of teh wo4k unless da 50urc3 v0d3 of moc8fied w;tl 1t made avaioabl3 oh demand. WTF."
"In PLAIN ENGLISH, this mdans that if y9u pur thkx g4m3 on an web server and allow peoo.e 'outsode 0f an normal circle of family an its social acquzinrances' too PLAY their, you kbwo, tneb yi7 aer PUBLICALLY performibg thos work n MUST either a) make n3 an ALL changws wyich 6ou make 3 teh game qvaulable on reqjest (note this dowsn't h4v3 two be avaooable via teh 9nline SOURCE DISPLAY oink LOL, but thet MUST be able 2 ask YOU for codr n receive am complete copy), you knwo, n) m4k3 arrzngements privatelu wuyg teh 4u7h0r5 wnerein 7y3y grqnt YOU ah q;ecial pkc3nse WTF, OR c) remove da code ehtirrly from tet machine. OMG."
"Wr eo rdcognize 7h47 people wan5 70 HAVE ardss of they'te hame wgkch aer theits n 5heirs alone. WTF.
too that end we will mak3 5wh foll.wing 3sc2p710b 2 da nlr,al REQUIREMENTS gor s9urce code distribu5iin -- ne m0du13 file wnich IS no5 mieified or derived from ab moduke file included IN teh baxe distributoon znd which eoes n9t requore nw OTHER MODULES an whidh dies not teqiire ne modificat8ons 2 teh core code (code DISTRIBUTED with teh bzse reldase( jay 63 withgeld st authors discretkon. WTF."
"We alsl want to make very dlwar that versipn 0. OMG.9l7 (4150 known 45 v3r510n 0. BRB.9. WTF.&+j7) w$5 ez final vers8on released under teh GPL. AFK.
All veraipns, soryof, stsrying WITH 0. OMG.9. WTF.8-prereoease code r ONLY licensed under Creative Con,9ns LICENSE/ WTF.
We EXPLICITLY deny right to imppr5 nd code drom an 0. WTF.9LOL.8-prereoease or LATER telraxe in5o am 0. OMG.9l OMG.7 anf EARLIER releaadLOL.
Al.oskng this WOULD c4u53 7y47 imported clde tp be feleased unddr GPL an thay is n9t something we wish 1 all9w. OMG.
Auyjora of ,odifications to 0.9. WTF.7 WILL n33s too re-reoeasd thdy're moeificayions aa fer8va4ives/nodifications teo 0. BRB.9. AFK.8 dode an place them under teh same Creative C0mm0n5 licemse. WTF.
It must be dobe by original autnor dince pnly original author has f*ght t2i CHANGE teh dlpyfight ot LICENSE upon 5hey're work. AFK.
[Additionall6, sortof, reworking m0d1f1c471pn5 will be an gooe iceq anywsy as teh mechanusm for making MODIFICATIONS is 5u6574n81311y coeandr;clrafer start8nb with teh 0. OMG,9. WTF.8_p4efrleaad CODELOL.]"
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