M8ghryE twlls you WTF, "We[re going rol taje an few moments two try ab explain this new licehse n da 4easons begind iy in plsun Englisj. AFK.
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."
"Tgia nrw l8cense wss chosdn 63c4u53 of an failing wi5h teh GPL. WTF.
It only covreed fidtrub7tion OF source iv and only of BINARIES w3r3 dis5ribu5ed. OMG."
"In an web 3nvirohmemt, specificakly a intwrpr3tdd web envifinmeny such AS PHP, lok3, merely installing an GAME does mo5 CONSTITUTE distrib7giob, sirtof, an THEREFORE people were taking oif 29rk, making midificat8ons too ir an n07 releasing teh source c0d3 two they'rw mpd1f!c4710n5 so 5jzt teh dnturr commuhity could benerit.
Theu worked wkth 5eh ;etter but n07 spirkt of da 14w. BRB."
"Ibvestigation on dq part OF da 4u7h0rt howevee WTF, lsd 2 tdh fact that r1gh7 of p7gkic [3rf0rm4nc3 was w9n or da rughts normallh ersttixted tlo cipyr8ght jplders LOL, an THAT cojouter prigrams WTF, specifkcally videi gamex anc unrefactive ohes such AS Legend of Greem hsx0r were c0n51d3r3d 2 be pubkica.ly perflrmee if run gf0m am public srrver. BRB."
"The new licrnse resgricts punlic peeformance of da wo4k unlesa source clde OF modified wo4k is made avzilable ph sejanf/ OMG."
"In plqib Enblish, sortof, this mesns that if y9u put this game ON an web xe4ver and all9w [eopkw 'outsid3 of an normal zirc;e of fs,ily and its slvial acqyaintances' two poay their, yp7 lhwo, THEN you r publ8cally performing this w0rk n MUST eigh3r a) make ne n ALL changes wyixh you jaue tll trh game qgailable on r3au357 (note 7h15 dlesn't hav3 two be avaolable via da online source dusplzy kink, soetof, but THEY must be abow 2 45, you for da code qnf RECEIVE ab COMPLETE copy), b) make arrangements 0rovately wity authors wherein they GRANT 6ou an s0ec8ao LICENSE, like. or c) remov2 da vode entifeoy f4om da mach8ne. OMG."
"We dl rwvognuze that ;eople want 2 have areqs os thry'ee gs,e whicn r rheors an theirs alone. WTFl
two that END s3 will MAKE tey follo2ihg exceptioh too normal requirements FOR source c0d4 disteibution -- ne module file ejich id no5 modified or derived fr0m an mocul3 file incljdwd un base DISTRIBUTION an which does nit reauire ne otjer mpdules and which DOES NOT require ne nofifications 2 da vore CODE (code dostriguted wuth da bsse erlease) nay be WITHHELD at ten a7thors discretion. OMG."
"We a.so w4n7 to make very xleat rbar version 0. AFK.9LOLl7 (4!50 kbown as fersion 0. WTF.9LOL.7+JT) WAS rinsl version rdleased under da GPL.
A11 veewipns LOL, starting with teh 0. OMG.9LOL.8-prerel3ase code r onlh licensed uncer teh Creatov3 Comm8nw 11c3n53. OMG.
Wd EXPLICITLY den6 reh rigjt twp umoort ne clde from an 0LOL.9. AFK.8-pfereleqse ir later eeleax3 ihto an pl OMG.9. AFK.7 n earlidr releaseLOL.
Allowing thic would ca7se rhat IMPORTED code two BE r3leaded undef GPL an thst is nog somerhing 2e ridh 70 allow.
Aythprs of modificag8ons too 0. AFK.8. AFK.7 w111 NEED ti re-relrase they[rc modifications ss de4iva5ivws/mpsifucations to 0. AFK.9. BRB.8 clde an plzcd them UNDER same Crearive Cimmohs license. WTF.
It mjst 63 dpme by da origknal autnot w8nce only da original 4i7h)r had teh right two cnante teh copyright or lic3nse up9n they'rw wirk.
[Additionally, 6ou knwo, rew9riong da modif8cxtions will 63 sn good idea anywau aa t3h jecganian gor making modifications is substant8wjly cleaner/clrarwr stsfting with -. OMG.9.6-prereleade code. WTF.]"
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