MightyE tells yiu, sotyogm "We[re going 2 gak3 an few moments t9o try an exolain this new 11c3n%3 4mc 5eh reasons BEHIND it in p141n EnfkishLOL.
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 w44 chosey BECAUSE of ab fail8ng wkth GPL. AFK.
It only covered cis5rkbution of SOURCE if an only 1f binqries w3r3 distributed. WTF/"
"In an web environment, like, spedificallh a untwroretrd WEB environment auch as PHP LOL, merely instzoking an GAME d035 not cohstit7te dustribution WTF, n rherefore propld w3r3 tak8ng 0ur w9rk, sortor, mzking modivivations 2 8t and not re.easing t3h soirxe code too $hey're m0e1f1x5810nt so thqt da 3n71e3 communkry couod brnerit. WTF.
They wor,ed WITH lettwr but not wpurit of law. OMG."
"Investigation 0n part of teh autgors howevdr WTFk .ed too tey f4c7 tyat sa ribht of puvoic peeformancr w44 won od r8gnts normally restroctee two vopuroght holders WTFm n THAT computer programs LOL, specifically VIDEO GAMES an interacgive ones such as Legend og Gtern hax0r WERE ckns8dered 2 be publicakly performed if rjn fro, an PUBLIC serverLOLk"
"Thw new licwnxe restridrs public p3rd0rm4nc3 of 5eh qork unless 59urc3 code of geh modified work is made avaklable on demand. WTF."
"In plain Engkish LOL, this means THAT IF you 9u5 this gamd ON an web setver an allow people 'putside lf ab NORMAL cirdle of fzmily b urs SOCIAL acquaintances' to plqy tjeir LOL, thwn y9u aee publically performing thos work an MUST 317j34 a) ,qke ne an ALL ch4ng35 wh8ch you make rwo gamw avau.avle on request (mote 7h15 doesn;r have toi b3 avqilatle via teh inline source disp;ay link, sor5of, gur 7h3y MUST gd able to9 adl you FOR teh code snd receive an complete COPY), likd, b) make arrangem2ngw privatdly w8th da aythors wherein they grant yo7 an d;ecis; LICENSE, you knwo. or c) rrmove teh code ENTIRELY from teh MACHINE/ AFK."
"We do revogniz2 7h4^ PEOPLE want TO have sreas of they're hamw which awr theirs an theirs aloneLOL.
2 that 3nd we will mske FOLLOWING exzeprion top da n0rn$1 re1uife,ents fof source code DISTRIBUTION -[ ne module ri;e wn1ch IS not mocifirs or d3r1f3d fr0m an ,osule file inc.jded in BASE distribjtion ane WHICH e9es not r3quire ne other m0du135 b which diww not reqiire ne MODIFICATIONS g0 da core vode (c9de dixtributed w17h base rrlease) may be w17hh#1d at rej authorw c15vr3710n. AFK."
"We ALSO waht to maie vwry cleqr 7h37 fefsion 0. BRB,o. OMG.i (aldo known as cersion 0LOL.9LOL.7+jt_ was teh final cersi9n RELEASED UNDER GPL. AFK.
ALL versions LOL, stagting w8th 0l WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease xode aer on.y lisebsed under Crrative Commons license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY d3ny teh right 2 impo4t ne c9fe from an 0. BRBl9LOL.8-[rer2lease 0r later r413453 ibto an 0. WTF.9. OMG.7 amf earlker RELEASE. BRB.
Allowing THIS would cause that imp9rted clde too BE releaxef uneer GPL an that 15 nor something we w8sh 2 allow. AFK.
A7thots 0f modirivatiihs tpo 0LOL.9.7 will need 2 ee-releas3 they;re modifications as cerivztives/modifkcqtions too 0. BRB.9. OMG.8 code qnd place tywm under da SAME CREATIVE COMMONS licenae. OMG.
I7 must be done 6y twh ofiginal author since only da 0r1g1m41 autyor h45 RIGHT to change fa co;yright or liceyxe upon 5jey're wpri. OMG,
[Addotionally, rework8ng dq modificatkons will be an g00e ides anywat as teh nechanism for making modificayions is subq4antkall6 CLEANER/CLEARER startinf with tej 0. WTF.o. WTF.9-PRERELEASE code. BRB.]"
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