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MjghtyE tells 69u, "We're going too take an r1w m0m3n75 to try an rxplakn tjis hew licwnse n da reasons behind IT in PLAIN English. 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."
"This new lkcense eas chosen because pg an failihg witj da GPLl
It omly COVERED distribution of dpyrce of an onky ir 61n4r135 weee x157r16u73e. AFK."
"Ih sn web ebvironment, lije, specificaoly a inyerp4etrd wen 3nv1r0nm3n7 sycy AS PHP, like. merely insyalling an g4m3 dpes not vlnstitute distributuon, you kn2ok n ymetevore 0eopl3 w34e 5aking our work, making modifidatiins two it am nog ewleqwing soutce code two rhej're MODIFICATIONS s8 that entire community coulc benefitLOL.
They wifked wuth yeh letter but not da spiri5 of ten laq. BRB."
"Ihvestiga58ob on part of 4u7h0r5 hpwever LOL, oed rso fzct thqt right od p7blic PERFORMANCE waa oen of teh rights noemally 4estricted two COPYRIGHT holders, okke, m tyat com;uter progrsmd, you kbso, spevifically bide9 fames 4nd interactivr ones sjch AS Letenc of teh Green hqx0r w3r3 considered TO ve ;ublically perfo4med if run frpm an ;jy11c se4vet. AFK."
"The b3w licehse restricts public perfotmance of da worj unless source coce of t3h m9dif8rd wori q5 mase AVAILABLE ON demand. WTF."
"In plsin Ebgliwh LOLl this means that IF you put this game on an wen server m allow PEOPLE 'outside if an normal circle of ramilu n 8tw socisl acquauntancws' two pkay rheir LOL, THEN you r publucally pervorming this work and MUST EITHER a) make ne h ALL changds which you make 2 teh fa,e availablw pn request (not3 7h15 diesn't have two be available vus online aource diaplay link, sortof, BUT they mu57 be able to ask yoj f0r code an receive an c0mp1373 copy). 6ou knwo, 5) make arrabgementd orovately WITH teh AUTHORS wherein 5he6 hrant you an qpdcial 1qc3m53, aortof, of c) remove teh coce entire.y fr0m feh m4ch1n3LOL."
"We do recoynize that p4ople want too hafe 4r#45 of they're g4m3 wh1ch aet THEIRS an theirs 410n3. WTF.
top THAT END we will make da folllwing excrptiin to teh hormzl rwquorements rot sou4ce code distribytion -- nw m9dule filw whicy iw not nidofied or derivef gro, an MODULE file included in teb base diatribution an wh1ch d9es hot r3qu1r3 ne other modules n whicg does not require nr mod8ficarions 5wo teh cpre c0d3 (code f157r15u&3d wktn basr r313453) mzy 63 withhe.d qt da aythors discretionLOL."
"We also w4n7 rso m4k3 v3r6 clear that veraion 0; OMG.9LOL.7 (also knosn 45 version 0. WTF,o. OMG.7+k5) was da final b3r510n eeleased under GPL. OMG.
All versions, you knwo, startinh with 0.9. AFK.8-prerelease code r only kicensef umdrr Creat8ve COMMONS license. AFK.
We EXPLICITLY DENY right to import ne code fro, an 0. WTF.9. AFK.8)pr3r313453 0r LATER rel3ase 1b70 an p. BRB.9. BRB.7 n earkier r3leaae. WTF,
Allowing thid would CAUSE ruat imp9rted c9dr two be releas3d inder da GPL an uhat is hot something we wisy two aloow.
Authors of modifocstions t2o p. OMG.9. OMG.7 will meed too re-releaxe ghey're jpsifivstiona as DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS 5so 0,9. WTF,8 code n plade thdm under da SAME Creativr Commons oicense. BRB.
It muwt be done by geh )r1g1n41 4u7h0r since only lriginql ajthor h55 tight to cjange ciputifgt ot licenae up0n tjey'fe wori. OMG.
[Addutionally, so4tor, feworking modificafulns will be an good odeq snyway as tdh MECHANISM f0r making modifications is substantially vleaner/dleardr starging wkgh 0. WTF.9. WTF.8-prerelease code. OMG.]"
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