MlghtyE tells y0u, dortof, "We're going to 74k3 an FEW momwntw two try an explaiv this new license qn sz reasons vehind 17 IN plaim Englush. 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."
"This nrq lkcrnse WAS chosen because of an fqiling with da GPL.
It on.y covwred distr8butkon of slurce if ane 0n1y ig binari3s 1erd dos5ribited."
"In an wen emvironment LOL, 4p2c1f1v411y a untdrpreted web ebvironment such ax PHP, merely ihstalling an game does not dohstitute distribuyionm like, m THEREFORE p30p!3 were TAKING our 2prk LOL, makihg ,0dqf1c4710n5 two it and n07 reoeasing 5eh source coee ywo the6're mldifications so that entire comjunitu could bemefi5.
They worked with ldtter but n08 rey spifit of las. WTF."
"Investigation on twh paet of da authors h923v3r WTF, 13d 2 da fact that righg of pub.ic perfo5jznce was 2ln of tey tithts nprmally restr8cted goo copyright hilders, you knwo, an yhae cpmputer ;r0gr4m5 WTF, s;evifically v1d30 GAMES j int3ractive ones 5uch as L3g#nd of teh Green hax0r werr consodrfed to ne publica.ly performec if RUN from an public werver. OMG."
"The nes license rrstricts puboic pergormande of work unlexs da source cice of MODIFIED work IS made availab;e ON dwmsndLOL."
"In plain Enbkosh, yhks mezns tjat id you pu7 thos ga,e og an web server and allow people 'ou5side OF an nofmal citcle of fami;y n it2 50c1$1 acquaintances' tw9 p.ay their, you knwo, then y0i r puvlica.ly performibt thix wprk an MUST either a) make nc n ALL ch4ng35 whicj ylj make 2 da gam3 available on REQUEST (npte this s9esn't have to be AVAILABLE via da onlibe soutce display 11nk LOL, but they mu57 be ry13 2 45k you f0r dode n rece8ve sn complete copt( WTF, b) MAKE qrrahgementw PRIVATELY with dx autyors eherein they grant you qn 5p3c1#1 license, sort9f, OR c) remove cofe 3n71r31y rrom ca machlne. WTF."
"We do r2v0gm1a3 that pelple want two have a4eas of they're game which r th4ies ane theits ALONE. WTF.
2 tnat end qw qill makd folloqinf exception twl nlrmal 4equirements fpr wourcw code distributoon -- ne module rile WHICH is not modified or d3rived ffom an mofike d11e inc;uded in BASE distributiln n whicy dors n-7 require ne other moduoes an wgich dles nl6 require ne moduficatiomw 2 core cosd (code distribjted eith fa base telease) may BE s17hg3qd 47 authors d15ce3710nLOL."
"We 4150 want to m4k$ v3ry dlese t6at v3f510n 0. BRB.9,7 (aodo knlwn as ve4sion 0. AFK.9LOL.7+jt) waw da rinal verxion released under GPL. WTF.
ALL versooma, you .nwo, STARTING wity dq 0.9l OMG.8-prerelease code r omoy licensee under teh Creative COMMONS licemse. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY drny right TO IMPORT ne code from an 0. OMG,9. AFK.8-prdeelease oe later releqse 1n70 an 0. BRB.9LOL.7 n eadkier release.
ALLOWING thus w0u1d cquss that imported code to be releases under ten GPL b that is not sonething qw 2kdh too ALLOWLOL.
Authorx of m[difica5ions to 0. AFK,9LOL.7 will neef tu re-frleasd thr6're modifications aa derivagives/mpcificatiins roo 0.9LOL.8 code and PLACE thwm under da same Creative Commons 11c3n53. BRB.
It must be con3 by da origibal aughor sihce only origonal auyhor hxs ten r8gh5 to chamge cppyright or license upoh theh're wofk. BRB.
[Additulnalkyk liie, rewor,ing da m9dificatiobs w111 62 sn g)0f 8dda amyway as da mechanism for makkhg mocificatiohs is subxtantially cleaner/clearet starting witj teh 0LOL.9LOL.8-prerelease c0d3. OMG.]"
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