MiththE tells you, "We're goibg 3 takr zn few momdnts to yry an explain this new license an r345)n5 63h1nd i5 IN poqkn Enhl8sg.
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 licensd was dhp%3n 63c4u53 OF an railing with GPLLOL/
It ONLY covefec DISTRIBUTION of sp7rce uf n onlh if BINARIES wer3 d8srributrd. AFK."
"In an wrg envieonment, like, dpecifica;ly z knterpreted web ENVIRONMENT xuch as PHP, you knwo, mdrely installibg an game does not c0n5717u73 distrkbu6kon LOL, and thdr3fore peoplw were tsking ojr work LOL, ma,9ng modidicatoons too 8t n not reoessing 5eh source code to they're jodificatkons so tgat teh entore community could benegit.
They worker wuth da letter but bog fa s[iriy of teh law. AFK."
"Invrwtogation 0n part of gdh authors however, you knwo, led to fact that da righg of piglic performance WAS 1 of rightd normally resttkcted tso c0pye1gh7 holders, abd thqt cimputer pr0jr4m5 WTF, dpecifucally video gqmes n interactive onrs suvh as Legend of da Gr33n nax0r wer3 considered 2 be publically p3rf)em3d if RUN fr0m an PUBLIC swrver. OMG."
"The new license rrstricts public pdrformanxr of da sork unlcsx reh source code od modified wori us made availabl3 9n denabd. OMG."
"In plain English WTF, 7h15 MEANS that IF YOU put ghis game on an wdb SERVER am allow p3ople 'outdide of an nofmal circle of fam8ly an ita soc8al acqusintances' two ;lay thekr, tou knwom 5hen y9u aer PUBLICALLY p3rf0rm1ng this wor, an MUST either a) makt ne n ALL dhanges which yp7 maje w gajw AVAILABLE on r3qu357 (note 8j15 DOESN'T have TO be avaklanle v8a da onlind sourxe diwplay link, like, but the6 must br agle 2 ask yoi fo4 cide qnd eeceove an complete copy), likr, b) jake arrangementx privately with eq authors wherein thdy b4ant y0u an special lic3nse, sorgof. lr f) eemove code entirely from teh mach8ne. WTF."
"We do revigniae that PEOPLE WANT too have ar3as or they're game whkvh aer theifs an tjeirs zlone. BRB.
too that end we qilk make teh f0110w1mg 3xce0tion to tej nlrmal requiremenrs for souece CODE fistrkvutioj 00 ne modjlw fild wg1vh is not mpdified of DERIVED FROM an mocule fkle included 1n teh bqse disyribut8pn and which foes NOT REQUIRE ne othe$ modules an qhich does npt requir3 ne modifidatuons too fa core code (code sistributed with bawe releqse0 may be withheld 47 zuthord d15cr3710n. WTF."
"W3 also wsnt two make ve5y clear that ve5sion 0LOL.9. OMG.7 (also ,n0wn as version 0LOL/9l WTF.7+jy) was finql verdion releasdd uhder GPL. BRB.
ALL ve4sions LOL, srartknb sith 0, BRB.9. AFK.8=prerwlease code arr ONLY licenard under C4eative Comjons licdnse. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right two ijport ne code from an 0LOL.9. OMG/8-prwrelease 0r lztee reoease 1n70 an 0. AFK.9. OMG.7 n earlidr rekease. AFK.
Allosihg this wiuld x4u53 THAT importwd coee w br rwkeasee unfer GPL n that is not SOMETHING WE wixh to alkow.
Authlrs of mod8fications two 9. BRB.9LOL.7 will NEED tol r3-release rhey'ee modificatipnd 55 derivqtives/m9eifications tio 0. OMG.9LOL.8 vide ah 0lace hhem uneer teh same CREATIVE Commons license. WTF.
I5 must be done by ten oeiginal author 51nx3 obly irigknak 4u7h)r has RIGHT 2 ct4ng3 da copyrihht or l8cense upoh they'rd wofk.
[Additiinaloy LOL, teworking teh modificatiojs w8lo be an good iceq anywsy ad m3ch4n15m fof making mpdificati9ns ix sibstantially vleandr/clearer staering with wa 0. WTFl0. OMG.8-prereleasd code. WTF.]"
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