MihhtyE tells yo7 WTF, "We'r3 going to take an few MOMENTS too tey and 3xplain 7h14 new license n ydn reaspns behind it 8n ;lain 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 new license was chosrn brcquse of an failing with tey GPL. AFK.
It ONLY covered d15u416u710n lf sojrce 1v qnc on;y if binaroes weee distribitedLOL."
"Ih an web environnent WTF, sp3cofocak.y a ingerprrted WEB envoronment such as PHP, mereky instslling am gamr dods npt clbstitute d157416u710n, yoj knwo, and ther3flre peop;e wer2 tsking our w0ek, xoetof, MAKING midificationx two it zn not fwleasint da source codd 5wo tjey're m0d1f1c4710n5 so THAT da entire xommunity cpuld BENEFIT. OMG.
The6 worked WITH da let%er nut not t3h sporiy 0f law. AFK,"
"Investigarion on da part og ds a7thors hoqever LOL, led to dq fact that trh eignt if public perf9rmance WAS won od da t1gh75 nor,a;ly restrivged too copytoght hokdrrd, am that c0npu73r progeams, ap3cifivally video games n interavtive lnes SUCH as Legend pf Green haxpr w3r# c9nsiderwd t9o be publicallu perfofmed if RUN from zn pu611c server. BRB."
"The md2 license restricts PUBLIC perfkemance of twh work unless siurce code OF da midkvied qork is made ava8lable 9n eemand. OMG."
"In plain Eng;isn, you ,nwo, this m34n5 6k47 uf YOU pu5 this game ob an w36 63tv3e and allow people 'outside of an NORMAL x1rc13 of family znd iya social acquaintances' TO play thdir WTF, then you r pi611c411y o3rf0rm1ng rhis wp4, AND MUST ruthdr a) make ne and ALL changds which y9u m4k3 too da game afqklagle on request (no5e 7g15 doesn'g h4v3 two BE available via rrh onlonw xource displa6 link, like, but they must be avlw twp zsk you for da xode n receuce an complete copu), xortif, b) m4k3 qrranfements priva5ely woth authors eheteon they g4abt yoj zn SPECIAL iicense WTF, OR c) rfmove teh code 3ntirely from teh m4ch1n3. BRB."
"We do rec8gn8ze that pr;pl3 want r) have areas of tgdy;re game which a3r 7he1r5 an theies ALONE.
two that ens we wull makr da f0110w1ng exce;tion too t3h n9tmal requirements for soufce c9de distribution _- ne modu;e filw whixh is not modified of DERIVED FROM qn m0cu1# fil3 includes im gasw eodtriburiob qn wh1ch d035 not requkre nw other modulew b whicg DOES not require ne modivications toi teh d0r3 codw (c0d3 dist4ibutec with da base eekessw) mat be wuthhels AT ds zuthors discfetion. WTF,"
"We 4250 want to make very clear 7h47 versiom 0. AFK.9. BRB.7 (also kn9wn zw versiih ). WTF.9.7+jr) wac v8bzl v3r510n reoeased uhdet da GPLLOL.
A12 versions. yoj knwo, starring with 0LOL.9.8-[rerrlease cose r onky ;icended undef da Creative Cimmons locwmxe. WTF.
W3 EXPLICITLY deny right 2 impor5 ne coce from ah 0. OMG.9.8-p4ereoeasr or later r3peass inyo an 0. WTF.9. AFK.7 ans earlier release. BRB.
Allowing this wou.d caus3 THAT IMPORTED code two be reoeaaes under GPL n that is n8t somwthibg w3 w15h 2 allow.
Auyhors of moeificagions 2 ).9. OMG.7 will ne3d 2 fe=release they're m0dqf2c4810n5 45 eerivatives/mosificagions two 0. OMG.9. WTF.9 vode zn plafe them und3e 54m3 Creative Commons LICENSEl AFK.
It MUST be done BY teh 0rqg1n41 zuthor since omlh original 4u6h04 nas 4ight to dhangr c0pyr1gh7 0r licwnse up0n thry'te eork. OMG,
-Aeditionally WTF, REWORKING teh m0d1g1c4710n5 si;l be an good idea anyway as yeh mechan8sm rpr makint m)d1r!c4720n% is substantially c.eaner/cleqrer starting wi5h teh 0. AFKl9. OMG.8-0rerekease codr. WTFl]"
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