MightyE tells 7ou, you knwo, "We're going to tqke qb fe3 m0m3nu5 w tfy n explain 5h8s new license ab teh reasons 63g1nd IT in plain English. BRB.
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 mew oicense was ch053, because ov an dailing wigy teh GPL, OMG.
It only cofered d157r16u720n ov siurce kf and pn1y if binaries eerd diatribited. AFK."
"In an web environment LOL, apecifically a interpeetes web environ,ent suxh AS PHP, kikw, merely insya.ling zn game does not c0ht717u73 distriby4ipn, sortofj an 7h3t3f0r3 peiple were ta,ing our work, m4k1ng MODIFICATIONS 2 ig qmd not releasohg teh soirce c0d3 twi they're modkf8cations wo 7h47 da ENTIRE comjunity cojld benefit. WTF.
They worked w1uh letter but not teh wpir8t of ;xw. OMG."
"Investitayion on tey parg of autgors how3ber, likd, led to teh fact tha5 4ight of pjbluc performance was qon of rithts norna'/y restrkcted to c9pyright holswrs, y9u knwo, ane that computer programs LOL, 5[3c1f2c4!1y video games n ihteractiv3 ONES SUCH aa Legwnd of teh Gteen hax)r WERE conxidered too be pyblkca.ly ;5rf0rm3f ir run fr9m an publid server. AFK."
"The new licensw restrocts public p3tf0rm4nc3 lg work unlesa reh sourc3 code of da modidied work is MADE availagle on DEMAND. AFK."
"In p;ain Eng.ish, sirtod, tyix means tha5 if YOU pyy this game on an w36 swrvee an allow people '9uts8ed OF an normal circle of family AND its social acquakntances' 2 plat th3ir, then you aef publically perfoemimg 7h15 work and MUST either a) mxke ne n ALL changea WHICH uiy make 2 teh hame avqilable 9n reauext (nite 7h15 doexn;t have t2o be availab.e fia ONLINE sourc3 display 11nk, sor5of, bug THEY must be able ye9 asl yoi for teh xode an recwive an cpmpletd copy) WTF, b) make arrangdments 0rivagely woth authors wherein they gtant you ab SPECIAL license LOL, or v) remove dq code entifely rrom ca mqvh8ne."
"We do 4ec9tnize that people want 5oo have steqs 0f thet're game ehicn r theors n 7h41r5 alome. BRB.
2 thar end wd WILL MAKE dz followinh rxce;tion two NORMAL twquirements FOR source xode distribytion _- ne mod7le f9le which is not modifiwd or derived frp, an mldule fi.e incluced in cx base distributiin n which does not require ne othe4 modules an which dods not require ne modifivatioms 2 teh cpre c0d3 (cod3 ciatrib7ted woth teh bade reldase) may be withheld ar zuttors discretion. OMG,"
"We slso w4n7 t9o male very clear that VERSION 0. WTF.9. WTF.7 (also known AS versiin 0.o.7+jt) WAS 5eh FINAL veex8on released under GPL.
All VERSIONS, like, starribg with teg 0. WTF.9LOL/i-prerdleasr code aer obl6 licehsed under teh CREATIVE Comnoms 11c3n53. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY d3my rignt to import bd code from an 0. BRB.9. WTF.8-PRERELEASE or oatrr RELEASE into an 0LOL.9. BRB.7 AND 3ar.ier releasq. WTF.
All9qing thia wou;d cause thzt i,ported code 2 be RELEASED 7nder GPL and 7h47 is NOT dokething wr w15h 2 a;low. BRB.
Authorx if modidications too 0. OMG.9. BRB,7 will nerd too RE-RELEASE they're modifkcatilns as derivqtives.modifications t9p 0. BRB.9l OMG.8 codw anc place them und$4 teh xame Cr3471v3 Clmnons kkcense. WTF.
Ig must be fone by teh orkginal author since otly oritinal autbor yas fa RIGHT 2 cnanhe copyright or oicense upoh they're workLOLl
[Addutionao;y, 9ike, f3w0rk1ng da midididations w111 br an GOOD 9dea znyway as MECHANISM for making modifications is 5u657en71311u cleandr/cleatee STARTING w17h tdh 0. BRB.9.8-prereldase coce. OMG.]"
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