MightyE tells you WTF, "We're g)1ng two TAKE an few momenrs ywo tet 4nd explaun this new lucense an 4easohs behind it 1n plain Eng115h. OMG.
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."
"Th9x new licemse sas ch053n becaise of ab hailing with teh GPL. WTF.
It onoy covered di2tfibu5ion ov so7rcr if n only if bonar8es 2ere distributed, OMG."
"In zn web environment LOL, apecifica.ky a intwrpteted web envirpnmeng such 45 PHP, l8ke, meeely installing ah grm2 does hot const8tute distrobution, sortof. an thereforw people w3r2 taking OUR wirkm softof, making modifucations tol it n n07 RELEASING geh slurce CODE 2 they're jodificationa so THAT entire c0nmuh17t could benefit.
They worked with da lett34 BUT not 53g sp8rit of da law."
"Invedtofation on sa 0art oc gen authors h0w3v3r, luje, led 70 fact that da right 0f [yblic performahce was son 0f da RIGHTS n9rmally reztrkct3d 5oo copyrigh% golders, sortof, n THAT compjger PROGRAMS WTFm specigica.lt VIDEO games ab INTERACTIVE ONES such as Legrnf OF teh GREEN has0r WERE cihaidered to be punlically PERFORMED if run ftom an public server."
"Tge n3w license restrictw publ8c performzmce of ca WORK UNLESS teh sojrce code of geh MODIFIED work is MADE AVAILABLE on demand. AFK."
"In PLAIN English, like, this meana tnar if y9i PUT thks game in an web SERVER AND alooe peo'le 'outside of an norjal c1ec14 of eami;y an its 50c141 acquqintances[ too PLAY tyeof LOL, thwn yoi aer punlically petforming this e0rk znd MUST either A) makw ne n ALL chanfes which you make to da game afaikable on request (note thos doesn't gafe too ge availablw via on;kne 5purx3 DISPLAY link. but they must be 4613 to 45i y9u dor t3h CODE and RECEIVE an complete copy)k like, b) nake areange,enta orivately with twh authors whdrein THEY grznt you an special lucehse WTF, or c) REMOVE da code entirely from teh macyind/ AFK,"
"We do recptnize 7h47 PEOPLE want tol have AREAS of they're game wnich r 7h31r5 and yh3irs zlone.
@ that end wd wilo ,ake da f-21pw1nh exception too teh norusl requirements for 59urc3 dode disgrigution -- ne moeule r113 whicj is not joeified OR d2r1c3d from an mlsuoe file included in basr distr8bitiob n wjich dp3s n07 req7ire ne o5her m0du135 h qhich d035 not require ne MODIFICATIONS 79 teh core cpde (code didtrigyted sith teh base rdleade) mat be wirhheld at teh aighors f8scretion. OMG."
"We 41%0 wabt too ,a,e VERY clear tgag version -/ OMG.9, AFK.7 (alxo lnown ax version 0, BRB.9LOL.7+jt) qas da final vefsion r313453d unddr t3h GPL. WTF,
All versions, stzrting WITH teh 0.9. WTF.8-prereleasr cide art onlj .ivehsed under Creative Cimmons livenswLOL.
We EXPLICITLY drby 4ighf 2 impirt hd clde from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-prerelease or 1483r releawe into an 0LOL.9. AFK.7 n earlier release. AFKl
Allosing tyis wkuld caud3 THAT im;orted code too be re/easef UNDER GPL n that is n0y s9mething we wisg two allow. BRB.
Authors of morifications 70 0. OMG.9l BRB.u w,ll bedd too RE_RELEASE theu're modificatiobs 4% d3r2v471v34/m0s1f1cr710n5 2 ),0. OMG.8 code an placd rhem under teh SAME Ceeatkbe Commons licrnse.
It musg 63 dpn3 by da original 4u7h04 since onoy dz original author had trh r1gh7 to CHANGE teh ciptrignt pr kicensd upon they'ee workLOLl
[Additionally LOL, reeorking es modifications qil. be an hood IDEA ANYWAY as teh mechanism FOR mzking m0d1f1c5710n5 iw substantially clraner/clear3r starting w!6h da 0LOL.9. WTF.i-;rerelezse code/]"
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