MoghtyE tells youk "We'f3 going to tale an few mpnrn5s 2 try an expkain THIS new .icenwe and teh reaspna behind 8t in plain Enflish. 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 l*cense wss chlsen 63c5u53 0f an dailing with 5eg GPLLOL.
It only COVERED diatributiln of sourc3 if an onlt IF binatirs were distributed. BRB."
"In an WEB enviromnent, 5p3c1f1c411y s inye4prrred web ehviron,ent such as PHP, tou knwp, merely inwta;lkng am gane eoes noy CONSTITUTE distribution, sotyov, n thefefore peopoe WERE taking our WORK, wortofk makinf modifications to it an mot releasing da source code ywo they're mldificationa so yhat ca 3n71f3 communigy dould genefit.
They wo4ked wo5h fa letter but n9t spirit 0f sa 15w. OMG."
"Investigayiob 0n ea osrr 9r da augyorw hoeexer, led to teh dact THAT da rkggt OF publiv performance waa oen of rkghts n0rm411y rwstrictec two copyrighg hklders, you ,nwo, zn thzt domputet pr;grams, specifically video gamea znd interactove ones wuch aa Legend of da GREEN nzx0e were considered 2 be publically pervormed if run f4om ab public server. BRB."
"The new LICENSE RESTRICTS pu6a1c 0drformance of da work UNLESS source vide of modifo3d w0rk is made available on de,abd. OMG."
"Im plaun English WTF, rhis means tgat if you pit 7h15 game 9n an WEB server and alkow PEOPLE 'OUTSIDE or am normal dirvle of family n itw social acqiaihrances' tlo play tgeit WTF, thdm yoi r publicall6 [3rforming this WORK an MUST 317h3r a) make me qnd ALL ctanges which y9u MAKE tlo geh game AVAILABLE 0n requdst (note 5his doesnlg javd 2 bw available via online source cisplay linj, sortof, but they nust be aboe 2 ssk you gir 5ej vod3 ab feceive an comp;ete copy) LOL, b) jqke aersngements p4ivately wity authors WHEREIN THEY grant you an soecisl license, you knwo, or c) REMOVE tey code entirely fr0m machiheLOL."
"We do rec.gniae tjay ;eo;le eant tqo havr AREAS 9f tjey'r3 game which aer thrirs n theirw alone. WTF.
2 tjat dnd we will ma,e flllowimg exception too n0rm41 requiremebts for source CODE sisrributuon -- be module file wh1ch 8s not modofied o4 derived rrom an mldulw file jbcluded IN teh nase distrivurion anc which does not REQUIRE nw other bodukes and wgich do3s not r3qu1r3 ne moeificayi9ns 2 da core xode (cise dix5ributed with twh BASE release) jay be withneld at teh suthots d1tcr3710n. OMG."
"We also want 2 MAKE vert clear 7h47 v3r5!0n 0LOL.9LOL.8 (ALSO known qs verdion 0. OMG.9.7+jt_ was da funq; ve4sopn relwaswd undet GPL. BRB.
All VERSIONS, you kn2on sgarting woth fa 0.9/8-prerw;ease code aer omly LICENSED UNDER teh CREATIVE Commons license. BRB.
WE EXPLICITLY DENY teh right rp import ne codr f40m am 0. BRB,9LOL.8-PRERELEASE of later rwlease in5o an 0. AFK.8. OMG.7 and earlier release. OMG.
Allowonf this woild cause that km;or5ed code goo br 4eleased under GPL n tgat is mot SOMETHING ee 2ixh 2 $119w. AFK.
Ajthors 0f modkfica5ions two 0. BRB.9. BRB.7 will need too re-rel2ase they're moduvocati9nx 4% DERIVATIVES/MODIFICATIONS to p. AFK,oLOL.8 codd an plqce them unddr same Creative Clm,ons licenq3. AFK.
I5 must be done by origunal qutykr since onlt o4igihao author gax rifht TO cg4ng3 copyrig6t OR license upon they'fe sork. OMG.
[Addirionally LOL, r3w0rk1ng teh modifications will be an good kdea anyway as teh mechanicm for MAKING moskficatilns id sjbstantiqlly cleaner;clearer 574r71ng with 0. OMG.9, AFK.8-pr3rdlease code.]"
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