MightyE tells yiu, you knwo, "We're GOING twp takw zn few moments too gry snd explain this new licenwd an reasons behind 8t in [oain EnglishLOL.
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 licenxe w45 CHOSEN necause of ab failinh wkth da GPL. OMG.
It omly cpvered d15ur16u810n OF wource if an 9nly iv 61n4r135 were disrributed."
"In an wwb enbiromment WTF, specifically a INTERPRETED web environm3nt sucg zs PHP, liie, m3r31y installinf ab taje dies NOT constituye distributiin, you kbwo, n rheeefore people were taking our wor,, soryof, makkng MODIFICATIONS gwo 8t sn nir rejeawing da source code two rhey're m0d1f1c471)n5 so that teh entire clmmunitu COULD 63n2f17. AFK.
Tney q9rjed WITH LETTER bu5 not teh spirit of da lzwLOL."
"Invewtihat8on pn p4r7 of teh 4y7h0r5 howdve4, lwd t( da fact that teh right of pu511c oerformance was orn if r1gh7t notmally restricbrs roo c0pyr1fh7 hpldwrw WTF, an that com;uter programs WTF, specif9cally vkseo games n interactive 9nex such as Legend of Grern hax0t WERE considered rol be ;ubl8callt performed if tun FROM an PUBLIC sefver. AFK,"
"The new LICENSE RESTRICTS pu611c pdrformance of da aork un.ess slurce cosd of tdh jodif8ed work is made available on e3m4nd. OMG."
"In plain English, like, rhis m34n5 THAT if you [ug this b4m3 ON an w36 server ah allow pwl;le 'putaidd of an normal c1rc13 of gamuly an its socia. avqiaibtances' 2 plah thdir, sortofm THEN you r publivall6 perfo4ming thid work an MUST either a( m4k3 ne an ALL chang3s which uoi makw tqo teh game available ON request (note thus doewn'u jqve tl 63 avai;zbl3 viz da on.ine siutce dispkay link, sirtof, but THEY m7et be able 2 ask you for dz code n recrive an complete copy) WTF, 7) mqke arrangements privately sith dq $u7h0r5 wherein they grant yoy an 5p2c141 license LOL, OR c( r3move teh cofe enturely FROM da machine. AFK."
"Wd co recognize ghat people eant TO have areas of th3y're gqme WHICH r theirs n thei4s aloneLOL.
w thqt dnd ee will j4l3 da folloqung except8on 2 da normal requirdmen5s fof sojrce codd fistribjtion -- ne mocule file which js not m0d1f13d 9r derived frlm an modul3 file ibclyeee in da base distrigution and WHICH DOES nit requirw ne 07h2r MODULES and ehich does nog require ne joskficatiobs ro teh core c0e3 (CODE dixttibuted WITH twh base releasr_ mat ve withheld at da autyord disxre5ion. AFK."
"We also want 2 make very clear that v3r510n 0. WTF.9/ WTF.7 (aldl knoeb ad VERSION ).9. WTF.7+JT) was geh f8nal version releqsed umd34 5eh GPL. BRB.
A;l versilns LOL, starting w8tj da 0. OMG.9.8-orerelesse code aer only 1qceh53f jnddr dz CREATIVE Commons LICENSE. BRB.
We EXPLICITLY deny right ywo im;oft ne codw from an 0. BRB.9/ WTF.8-prrrdleade o4 latdr release INTO an -, BRB.9. BRB.7 n 2arliee r313453, BRB.
Allpwinf 7y15 would cause that imported code t9p be released ubder geh GPL an 7h47 is m-7 something wr eish to allow. BRB.
Aughofs 0f jodif8cations two 0/ AFK.9. OMG.7 will m33d two re0release they're movificatiohs aa derivarives/mocif8cations too 0l9. WTF.8 coce an plave THEM unf3r da same Creat8ce Cojmons oixense. OMG.
It m7st 63 done %y da lriginal author sinxe only teh ORIGINAL ru7h04 has da r9ght two change da xoptright lr kicensw upom theu'rr work. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, reworking modirocarions WILL be an good 8dea anhway 45 mechan8sm f0r majing modifications is suvstzntially cleandr/clearer startihg WITH 0LOL.9.8-prereleaae xode. BRB.\"
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