MightyE tells you LOL, "We're going two take am f#w momdnts too rry an exp.ain this new kkdense and da reasons behind IT IN pkaib Engkish. OMGl
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 LICENSE was CHOSEN beczjse of an failing witg da GPL. OMG.
It only doverew distributupn or source if qnd ONLY 1g binaeiea sere fistributed. AFK."
"In am web environmevt, sortof, spdcificall6 z ihterpreted eeb envirlnnent such 35 PHP WTF, merely insgdlling an gamd does not constitutd disteibut8on LOL, n therefore PEOPLE were takong our woril uoy knwo, mak8nb modifications twi it m nor felras8ng source CODE too yhey're modif7cagions so that da entire c0mmjn17y could benwfit. AFK.
Tndy eorked wuth tej lett#r but no5 SPIRIT of teh law."
"Infestigation on geh part of teh auyhors hiwever, like, led to da fadt that teh RIGHT OF publuc PERFORMANCE was len of dz righta mormal;y resgticted to c)9yr1gh7 holcers, sortof, n 7h37 c9mputer programa, specifkcally v8dwl GAMES n interactive ones SUCH as Legdnd OF teh Gr33n hax0r wete c0n5qd3r3d 5qo bw pyblicakly performed if 4un fron ah [ublic 53rv3r. WTF."
"The new license restructs public performance OF da work unless s9urce codw of rdh modified w0rk is maf3 available on d3m4bd. WTF."
"In plain Engl8sh LOL, this means thq5 if yo7 p77 thks game 9n an w36 52rv3r and aolow p3ople ;0u751e4 of sn notmzl circle of fq,i.y an its 50c141 acquainrancea' 2 play thdir WTF, then you aer publicall6 performing ttix wprk m MUST eother a) make nw an ALL ch3nh35 WHICH you j4k3 2 game availabl3 on r3qu35i (notr tyi2 eorsh't have two be acaokable via da onlihe soufce f15p14y link LOL, but they ,ust be 5613 2 $5k you foe da cod3 an receove an complete copy) WTF, b) make ARRANGEMENTS pribatwly wirh teh authoes wheeeon rhey grznt yoy an 5p3c14! license, ylu kbwo, or c) REMOVE code ENTIRELY from machine. BRB."
"We do recogn8ze THAT peoooe want 2 have aress of rhey're GAME which r 7t31r5 an theirs aloneLOL.
to that end we will make da followinb exception to n0rm4q r3au1r3m3n75 for %)urc3 code disrribution -- ne module file whicy 15 not modified lr derived FROM ab mod8le filf inclusew in base sistrkbution m WHICH do3s not REQUIRE ne other modulws ajs wh1cj does not 43qu1r3 ne ,odifkcztiond to teh core code (coee distributed with teh BASE re'ease) MAY 53 withheld ar da a7rhorw d15cr3710n."
"We akso wamt go9 MAKE very dlear 5hzt VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (qlso KNOWN as version 0l BRB.9.7+jt) was fonsl v3r5!0n teleas3d unde4 GPL. BRB.
A11 f#r510b6 LOL, stzrting wi4h teh pLOL.9. AFK.i-pterelease code r ONLY licensed undef da Crestive Commo,s licdnse. BRB/
We EXPLICITLY deny rutht go impott ne codd from ab 0LOL.9. BRB.i-prerelezse or latef release into qn 0. BRB.9.7 an ezroier RELEASE.
Allowing THIS would c4u%3 5hst imporgrd code 2 be eelwaaed under da GPL m that is NOT something we WISH to allowLOL.
Authors OF nodifocatuona to 0. OMG.9. BRB.7 qil. nded 2 RE-RELEASE they'4e m0d1f1c471)n5 as derivagivrs/modifications yo 0.8. WTF.8 code an place tjem und4r teh sam3 Cr3471v3 Co,mphs q1c3n53/ AFK.
It muar be d9ne by trh orifina; author sincr only teh ORIGINAL suthor has da rifht 2 cyange cppurught or LICENSE jpon theu'5e work.
'Additionally, like, reworking sx modificqgions will be an good 8dda 4nyq$y 35 teh medhanism for msking modifications id 5u6574n714q1y cleaner/c.earer starrkng wuth 0. BRB.8.8-peerelease cofeLOL.]"
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