MightyE tells you, li,e, "We're f01ng 2 taie an f3w momen5x two tr6 n explzin 7y15 n3w 11c3n53 n da fwssons behind it in plaih English. BRB.
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."
"Tjos new license wax chosrn because lf an fai.ing with GPL. WTFl
It only coverdd distribjtion of source if n 0n1y of bunaries 23r3 distrinuted. AFK."
"In an web 3nfironneny, wortof, specifica;ly z INTERPRETED web envieonment sucn as PHP, ,ereoy installinf an game eoew not constktute d147r16u71)n LOL, AND theref9re peoplw wefe taking our xotk WTF, making mosifidations 2 it and hot rrleasing teh souecd code to they're modirications so THAT da ENTIRE community cou;d ben3fit.
Thdy worled with geh letter but npt spirit of teh law. OMG."
"Imvestigation on teh part of teh authors however LOLj led TO fscy tyat ten eoggt of public perfoe,ance w45 oen of da rights NORMALLY restricted two copyright hllcefs, like, anf rgat computer 0rograms WTF, s'ecivical.y video games anf intrravtice ones 5uch as Leg3nd og da GREEN hax0r were conekdered two be pu611x311t o3rformed if run from an public serve4. OMG."
"Tbe new .icenae restrictc [ubokc performance of da work unless 50urcr code OF da modifked work is made available on d3m4nd. OMG."
"In playn Engq15h, softof, THIS MEANS that if ypy pu7 this g4m3 on an web serv3r n allow pepple 'pugside if an normal circle of family an its 50x141 acquaintances' too play theie. kuke, then you r PUBLICALLY performing this work and MUST eigher a) make me m ALL xhanges which you m4k3 yoo bame available on request (np7$ yhis doesn't yave too be afailable via onkine sourcd dos0lqy link LOL. cut thry muwt be abld too 45l you FOR code an reveive an comp.ete copy), b) make srrangements pr8vqteky wihh autyors whe4ein 8h3y grant you an special licrnse, lule, or c) r2movw teh coxe entkrely from da macgineLOL."
"Ww do 4ecognize that peo;l# want tqo have areas of theu're game which aer 5gekrs 4nf thekrs alone.
too that 3nd qe wu;l make teh dollowing exception 2 da nirmal requirements fo4 50i4x3 code distriburion -- ne MODULE file wh1cn ie not modivi3d OR ferived fr0m an module rkle ibclueed 1b da baww distribution ahd whicg does nor r3qu!r3 ne othwr modules ab WHICH d035 m07 require n3 moeigications tqo geh c0f2 code *CODE disgribured with base release) may be witjyeld at 4ey AUTHORS discregion."
"We 4150 want too make very CLEAR thar VERSION 0. BRB.9. OMG.7 (also jnown as veesion 0l WTF.9l WTF.7_jt) w45 funql vrrsion releaqed UNDER da GPLLOL.
All versions WTF, startung w17h dz 0. OMG.9, AFK.i-prerelease dode aer only licensed undrr da Cteative Conj9hs licrnde. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca right too import ne code fr9m qn 0.o. WTF.8-prerelesse or later release into an 0.8. WTF.7 ab EARLIER rwleaseLOL.
Allowing 7h15 wojld cais3 that IMPORTED v9de to be teleasef under tej GPL ah 7h47 os NOT 5pm37h1ng we widh tl9 allow. OMG.
Authors of modificqgions to 0. OMG.9LOL.7 w8ll need to rr-release tye7'rr m9d8ficatiins as dweivatibes/moe8fica5ions too p. WTF.9LOL.8 code n place them under SAME Creativd Cpmmons license.
It mu57 be done by orugina; 4u7h0r since inly 0r1g1n4q author has da vight go dhanbe ca dopyright or license jppn they'te work.
[Adsitionally, you kneo, reworking da modificatipns will be an good idea anyway as mwchan8sm for jaking m0d@f1c4&10n5 is sunatantialoy xleaner/clear3r 564ru1ng with ds 0. AFK.o.(-p43rd.ezse codeLOL.]"
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