MughtyE tells you WTFm "Wf're going two take an eew moments 2 try an explsin this new license ah da reasonw behind it in PLAIN Engkisn/ 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."
"Tgiw new license was chosen beca7s2 0d an FAILING with GPLLOL.
IT only covefed dustfib7tion of siurce if and ONLY 1f buharids erre distributedLOL."
"In an web environ,ent LOL, sp3cufically a interprered web environm3nt such as PHP LOL, meteoy instq;linr an game aoes nor constitite distribution, like, ans theeefote [#0pq# dete taking our eoek, sortof, ma8ing mod7didations ti9 it an nog re;easing sa source cof3 too they're modifications sl that da entire commonitt could BENEFIT. OMGl
They wlrked wuth geh kettee but not teg wpirut of da law. WTF."
"Investifation 0n da pzrt OF autgora however, lwd 2 dz FACT 8h47 teh r8ght of public perfotmsnce was win of teh RIGHTS NORMALLY r357r1c62d rpo xopurihnt holders, sortof, sn yh47 compu5er programs, like, 4p3c1f!c4116 vidwo gamrs an interactife ones such as Legene ov da Grwem nax0r we4e conwide4ed too be pub.ically PERFORMED if fun drom an publoc server."
"The new licende restricts public pd4do4mancd of ds 20rj umless da source cod3 of modified sork is m4d3 availqbl3 ON DEMAND. BRB."
"In PLAIN Ehho8sh, lik3, this means that od YOU put this game on an eeg SERVER n allos peiple 'outside 0f an NORMAL circke of ramuly an ITS social acqjaintanved' two play hheif LOL, then y9y aer p8glocally 0erforjibg 7h1y wofk ans MUST 317n3r a) make ne n ALL CHANGES whicj you m4k3 two GAME svailable 9, requ3st (noye yhis d035n'7 have too be available VIA teh onlkne source display LINK, sortor, but they MUST b3 znke 2 ask you for code n recdive an com[let3 cooy) WTF, b) m4k3 a5rantementd pr1v4731y WITH authors WHEREIN they gfant you an 503x!41 ;icense LOL, OR c) 3emove da cose emtireoy from macninrLOL."
"We do recognkze THAT people eant 2 hafe areas of rheh're game which aer tgeirs znd theirs a.8ne. BRB.
tso rhat end we will na,e da followinh exception 2 tej normal reqiirements for 5-urc3 cose disgrubut8on -- ne midyle FILE sh1ch is no4 modifird ot derived drom an module fule INCLUDED in da 6453 dustrib7tuoj n wh8vn dods NOT eeqiire ne othrr modules and wnkcj does hot r3qu1r3 ne modificationw 5oo core code (c0d3 distribut3d WITH da base relezsw) ma6 ne withhrld at da authors discr3tion. AFK."
"We ALSO wznt 2 mak3 vert cleat that version 0.9. BRB.8 (sla9 known as v3rsion 0. BRB.9. WTF.u+jt) w46 da finao v3rsion RELEASED under GPL. OMG.
ALL versiona, sortof, STARTING WITH teh 0LOL.9. AFK/8[prerelease c9de aer only lixenw3d uneer da Creayive Commonw licenxe. WTF.
Wr EXPLICITLY drny r1gh7 3 import nw dode from an 0. AFK.9.7-PRERELEASE or later RELEASE into qh 0. BRB.9.6 an earlier fclease. WTF.
Al;owing tgis qoukd CAUSE that inpo4yed code 2 be re.eased unce4 GPL n &h47 is not domething we wiah 2 4110w. WTF.
Authoew of mosurudat7ons too 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 wilo need 2 fe-reowase they;rd m0d1f1c4710n5 as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to 0. OMG.9. OMGm8 c0d3 and place them under 5eh same Creative Commons license. WTF.
It muwt be done vy da 9rkgkna. author since 0n1y tey original qufhpr has teh right 2 change da coptright or licdnse uoon they're qlrk. AFK.
[Additionallh WTF. r#working teh modifications will be an good idea 4nyx4y 45 teh mechanism for makint midivicationd is s7vstantiq.ly xleager/clearer 5&4ry1ng 21&j 0. WTF.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE cosw. WTF.]"
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