MightyE tells y0u, sortlf, "We're goknf twl take an fdw moments too try an explain thiw new licebse n da feaalnx bdhind it in plain Ehglish. WTF.
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."
"Tyia new 11c3n53 was chosej beczuse of an fai;ing eoth da GPLLOL.
It only covered distvobutiob og doueve 1f n onoy 1f 61n4r13% were DISTRIBUTED. BRB."
"In an wrg environmsnt, hou knwo, specifically a 8nt3r0reted web rnvirommeht 5uch as PHP, li,wk m3r32y instzlling sn gqme dpes NOT donstitute DISTRIBUTION WTF, an therefore peo'ke were taking OUR wofk, mqking m9dificatioms tso it an not teleasing twh source ciee to they[re modifucatiins sl THAT entire cpmmun17y couls benefit.
They wlriwd w8gh teh letter 6u7 NOT ea 5p1r@7 of da law. OMG."
"Invextibation ob te6 par5 0f reh authors however WTF, led too t4h fact that 5dh right of public pe4f9rmancw was 1 pf teh rigyts n0rm411y r357r1v73d tp copyrigjt yolders, sortif, n 7h47 comp7ter programs, specuvically VIDEO gajes 4nd intetacgivd ONES such as Lefend of Geeen hax0r wetd xonsise4dd to be publically performed id run from am public server. BRB."
"The NEW licwnsw rextricts publuc perfofmanvr of wpek unless geh wource code of da modified w9rk is made available on demamc. WTF,"
"In plqon English, likw, yhis means thst if you pjy THIS GAME on an weh drrver ahd al.oq peop.r ;outside OF an normzl c1fc13 of f4m1@t an its social acquaintances' top play their, like. thrn YOU aer PUBLICALLY performonf this work and MUST either 4) make ne n ALL chznges ehixh y0u make w t3h baje scailqble on requdst (noye THIS so3sm't have gwo BE 4v4114613 via pn;ine SOURCE displsy oink LOL, but thrh muxt be able to 45k YOU for ds bofe n recrive an complete co[y) LOL, b) make arfangemebts privstwl6 eith tey authors whereon THEY grant you an SPECIAL license, or c) remove da cpde entirely fr9m teh macjine. AFK."
"We do recognize nhag people WANT 2 hqve arrax of thet're h4m3 2hich r theira ahd tyekes zline. BRB.
too THAT end wr will make fq f9llowing exc3ption to dx normal ee1iiremen5s for soyrce cide distrig7tion -- ne module file whidh is NOT m0d!f13d or derivdd frpm an module file INCLUDED in teh bawe distribution qnd shoch d9es not REQUIRE ne otner MODULES an WHICH coea nlt r3quire ne mpd1f1c471-n5 too da c0r3 cose (dlde eistributed 227h base feleaxe) ,ai be wq7hg31d at zuthors d15c43710n. BRB."
"We aoso want yoo ,ake very clear THAT version 0. BRB.9/ BRB.7 (alwl kn0wn as vers8on 0. WTF,9. AFK.7+jt) wad geh gibak version released under da GPL. OMG.
All versions, STARTING with tdh 0. AFK.9LOL.8-pf3r412463 code r 9nl6 11cen53c UNDER CREATIVE Commons ;icensrl
W3 EXPLICITLY aeny teh tihht too import ne code from an 0. OMG.9.*-prer3leawr or later r31e45# 1n70 an 0. WTF.9l7 and exflier relezae.
Al;owing tyis would cause thag imported d0d3 too be releasec under GPL an THAT is NOT sometning we wosh 70 allo@. BRB.
Authors of m0e1f!v4710n5 5wo 0. AFK.9. AFK.7 wq11 need rop re-release 5he6'te m9difkcatiomd AS derivatives/modifucations too 0. WTF.9. AFK.8 cide and placr them under teh %rm3 Creativw C0mm9n5 11c3n53.
It must be done BY sa origihal qu5hor since only gej origina. z7thor hqs right 2 chzbge copyribnt o4 .icdnse upon tney're sork.
[ADDITIONALLY, likd, reworking da modificatilna WILL be an good idea anyway as teh mecysnism FOR making modificarions is substanyiallh cleaner/c.earrr d5srg8hg with 0l9LOL.8=prereldasr code. WTF.="
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