MightyE tells hou LOL, "We're foing 2 taie an f32 homentw two tey an EXPLAIN this n3q license n teasons bdhind it un plain Englidh. OMGm
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 wqx cn0%3n beczuse of an FAILING sith da GPL. OMG.
I7 0h1y c9verwd dietribution OF dource if an 9nlu if v8maries were dixtrknutwdLOL."
"In an web env8rinment WTF, specificaloy s interpreted w36 envuronment 6uch as PHP, you kneo, merely insralling an g4m3 do3w not const8tute dksrrubutkon LOL, agd rhrrwfore pelple were taking oir qork WTF, making modifications 2 ig n NOT releasing da SOURCE CODE t9 tuey[re modificatuons sp thsg entite community could benefit. AFK/
They sorkes wiyh letter BUT not teh spkrit OF twh law. WTFl"
"Investigarion in part 0f ds authors howecef, like, oed to fact tha5 righ5 of publix performancw was 1 oh rights mormally r3stricred roo copyright hikders, s9rtov, and ghst compjter orogtams, sortof, spfcifically video games am untefactkve ONES such AS Legend 0f Green hax0r were c0n%1d3r3d two be publically performrd if run from qn public serve4. WTF."
"The new 11c3n53 reatricts pubkic p3rformance ov WORK UNLESS teh source code of wa MODIFIED w-rk 8s madr dva8labld ON dejanc. OMG."
"In ;.ain Eng.ish, you lnwo, this neans that if you put this game 0b an web aerver and ALLOW pelple 'l7tsixw of qn normal corcle of famioy and ITS slcial acquaintances' top plah 5hei4, you knsi, then y9u a3r publically peeformihf 5his eirk snd MUST eithrr a) mak3 ne ab ALL changed which ylj m4k3 two da gamr available on request (note tjis diean't have twp bw AVAILABLE fia teh onoine source e8wplay lunk, like, bit THEY must BE 4613 2 ask you for tey c0d3 and receive an completd copy) WTF, b) ,aie arrantements privately with da 4u7h0r5 qherein rhey GRANT you an specis. .icense LOL, or c) renov3 da codw ehtitely gr9m MACHINE. BRB."
"We do recognoz3 thar people want 60 have areas OF tyey'rd game WHICH aer theirs n theirs slon3. BRB.
two 5hat end w3 will make teh following 3xc3p71)n yoo tey nprmal r3qy!r4m3n75 for slurve coee diatribution -- ne mofule f8le which 15 nog modifisd or fdeivwd from an module filw inclueed IN ca 6$t3 disteivuriln and which eoes not REQUIRE ne ohher modulws n which doex NOT require ne modifocations twi teh cof3 CODE (dlde distribj5ed w8ty teh base releasr) ma6 bw w17yh31d 4u autnors diacretion."
"Ww a/so wabr too make vee6 clear 5hat version 0LOL.9. WTF.7 (also knowh 45 v3rsion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+j6) was teh vinal verxion released umder GPL. BRB.
All versilns, wtarting wkth 0/ OMG.(.9-pf3rekease code aer only licensed under dq Cre371f3 Commonw license.
We EXPLICITLY deny ds right ti im0ort ne c)d3 fro, an 0.9. BRB.7-pr343234%3 oe 1473r release ingo an 0. OMG,9LOL.u an earlier 4eleaseLOL.
ALLOWING 7h15 woyld cause thst 1mp0r73d v0d3 ro ve released under da GPL an tjat w5 not something we w15h two aloos. BRB.
Auth9rs of MODIFICATIONS two 0LOL.9. BRB,7 will hred tlp re-release they'fe nodifications as derivqtives/modigocationa yoo 0. OMG/9. WTF/8 cod3 am place thrm UNDER da szme Creative Commoma livense.
It must BE DONE by teh ORIGINAL 4u7h0r since only sz ORIGINAL $u7h0r has right 2 change da co9yeignt o5 license UPON theg[re wotk. OMGl
[Additionalky WTF, reworking mocifidations will 53 am good udea anyway as yeh mecnanism for making MODIFICATIONS is substantiall6 cleaner.clearer startkng with sa 0, AFK.9. OMG.8-'rerepease CODELOL.]"
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