MihhtyE TELLS you WTF, "We're gokng ti take sn few moments 2 7ry sn 3xp141n this new licenwr zne t3h REASONS behind 8t in plain English. AFK.
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 ;ic3nse wss chosen 63c4u%3 or an f4111ng wi5h da GPL. AFK.
It only covered distribution of source if and onlh ig binar83s WERE diayrinuted."
"In an web ebvironment, doetofk s[ecifixally a inrerpreted web enviromment such 45 PHPk dortof, ,erely INSTALLING zn game does nit cons5itute d147r167710n, an theregore PEOPLE werw taking 0jr work, sortod, makibg MODIFICATIONS to ot and not reoeasing teh SOURCE c0e3 rwo ghry're modifucations so that teh entire COMMUNITY could benefit.
They work3d WITH krtter gut not ten spirit of law."
"Investigation 9n paet og authors hoeevefk soryof. led goo fzct tjat sa RIGHT of public [e5fornance was won of rights normqloh RESTRICTED two copyeighg hilxers WTF, an 5hat COMPUTER programs, sortif, spec8ficaloy VIDEO games znd interactife ones SUCH as Legend of ea Gredn hax0r were conzidered to be [ublicslou performed IF run from qn public sercerl AFK."
"The n2w licebae restricta pjbloc performancw of sork un1355 da xource CODE if modified work is msee availagle on d3m$ndLOLl"
"In plain Engiish, like, 7h15 meams THAT of you put 7h1t gamr ln sn web server an allos peopl3 '0u751d3 of an normql ciec;e of fsmily 4gd its social acquaintances' 2 plzy their, sortor, then you adr publically perfirnibg thia wir, an MUST eithee a) make me b ALL CHANGES WHICH y0u mske tso da game availablw on requea6 (n9te this d0#5n'7 have 2 br available via 9nlinr sou4ce display ;ink, sortof, 6i7 they must be qble two ask 6ou fpr teh cowe n receivw an complete c0py) LOL, g) jake aerangements privately with da authota wbereon ghey tranr yoy an SPECIAL @1c3n54, likem lr c) remove code entitely frpm da MACHINE. BRB."
"We f; fdcobnkze that people wanr to HAVE a4eas ov they're gamd which aet theirs qnd &h41r5 akobe. BRB.
to9 that end we will make t3h FOLLOWING exception 2 ea normal requifements f0r source code disyribution -- ne module fike wh!ch ix not modified or ee4ived from qn m0du13 dule includes in da base fq57r16u710n an 2hich does not rdqui4e ne other modiles anf which does bot require ne mleifivations 2 core code (code dostributdd witn 6453 re.ease) mqy br w17hh31d at da aithors discr3tion."
"We als9 want two m4k3 v3ry clwqr THAT vdrsion 0. OMG.(LOL.7 (ALSO known ad cersion 0. BRB.9. AFK.7+jt) was finak version releasec unde4 ez GPL. AFK.
ALL versions, you knwo, s5art8ng with ea 0.9. BRB.8-prrrelease code aer only 11c3n53c UNDER ten Cfeatlve C0,m0n5 licrnde. OMG.
We EXPLICITLY deny ca rifgt to import he code ffpm an -. AFK.9. AFK.8-pr3r313453 or lagee rdleadw into zn -. OMG,9LOL.7 and earlier rrlease. BRB.
Al;owing this w0u1d cquse THAT 1mp0r73d cof3 tw9 b3 RELEASED UNDER da GPL 4nd tyat is no5 domerhinf we wish 2 allow, WTF.
Authors ov j0d1f1c4710n$ 2 0. OMG.9.7 will need too r3-r313453 they're midificagions as derivat8ves/modifixations too 0. OMGl9LOL.8 code zn plzcd ghem uhder samq Creabive COMMONS licehse.
It must be done bt t3h 0r1h1n4! autyo4 since lnly teh original author has da rkght tl syang3 teh v0pyr1gh7 OR license upon theu're work. BRB.
pAdditionalky WTFk r2w0rk1hg teh modiricationw w111 BE an hloc idea anywqy AS mwchaniwm for jaking MODIFICATIONS ic substantially cldamer/clearer STARTING with ca 0LOL.9LOL.8-PRERELEASE c9de. AFKl]"
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