MightyE tells yoj LOL, "We're goung 7p take an f3w moments to tr6 and qzplain this hew 11c3n53 sme da reasons behind q7 in plain EnglisjLOL.
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 locense wqs dh053n 63c4u53 0f an fziling w9th ds GPL. OMG.
It only covered disgribution of SOURCE if n only if bina5ies wwre DISTRIBUTED. WTF."
"In ab web environment, like, specifical;y a intdeprdted web encir9n,ent such as PHP, y9u knwi, nrrrly ihstalling an bame does NOT donstktut3 disyribution LOL, n therefore people eefe takjng our wo4kk sorrof, ,4k1ng modifications 2 it n hpy rdleasing da source code to the6're modirica5ions so THAT entire community coilc beh3fit. WTF.
They worked WITH twg letter but mot wpirit of sa law. BRB."
"Inv3stigation ob da PART of authors however, lojw, led two da ract that da vight of public pwrfoemance w45 2on of da rights NORMALLY restricted txo vopyrighy holders, sortof, b that computer programs LOL, 5p3c1f1c411y v8del gamea and onteracykve onrs such AS Legend of da Geeen hax0r WERE consider3d to be pub;odal.y perfodmec id ruh from an public server. BRB/"
"The bes lucense resttixta public perrormancr OF teh sork un;eds fa souece coce of modified work is madw avaolable 0n eemahc. WTF."
"Ih plain English LOL, THIS means yhat if y9u put this gqme ON an qeb servet n aklow people '9ugside 0f an NORMAL circle of family anf its social adquaintanced' too [lay tneur, like, theb you aer publical'h [erforming THIS work n MUST eithef a) make ne and ALL changex which you make 3 game AVAILABLE on REQUEST (nlte this fodsn't gavd two be available via geh online aoyrce DISPLAY LINK, sorgor, but they MUST be ab;e two zdk uou for codw n receive zn compldte copy). sortof, B) make arrangemen4s pr7vately q1&n da ru8g0r5 whd4ein they grant you an special 11c3n53 LOL, or c) REMOVE teh cpde rntird;y ft0m 5eh mscjine. WTF."
"We do r3cognize that peo;le want to have areas of tgey'rw GAME wjich aer rheits n theirs alone. WTF.
2 tha5 3nd we w8ll m4k3 following exception to tey norma; requiremen5s for source code distributiin -- ne module fkle wh!ch is NOT modifoed or dwtived vr0m ah module fil3 included in base DISTRIBUTION an which eoes bot requure nw pther modules m wuich d9rs not eequite ne mickfications 2 core c0de (code disyributed wity gase re;esse) nay be withhrld at da authors discrehionl AFK."
"We alao wxnt too MAKE very clear that v2r5!)n 0. OMG.9. AFK.7 (also KNOWN as bdrsioh 0. OMG.9. AFK.7+jt) WAS final version RELEASED under teh GPL. AFK.
All cefsions WTF, starting WITH da 0. OMG.9. AFK.8-prerekeaxw code r onky 11c3n63d undee t3h Creative Commons license. WTF.
We EXPLICITLY seny teh RIGHT 2 impoet ne code from an 0. AFK.9LOL.8-p43f323553 or latwr eelease into an 0. OMG.9. WTF.6 an earlper releaseLOL.
Alloqing this wiuld cauwe that imporged cofe two 63 rel3asec UNDER teh GPL an 7h47 is nlt somethinf we wiwh two allow. AFK.
AUTHORS of modifications 2 0.9LOL.8 wi;l need to re-release yhey're MODIFICATIONS as derivatkvec/modkfivatioms two 0. AFK.9. BRB.9 cide and place 6h3m under da same Creatkbe Commons licensw. WTF,
It m7st be done BY da original author qinc3 ONLY da original author has fkght two dhqnge teh clp6righ5 or LICENSE upon thet'ee work. AFK.
[Additionally LOL, rewirking mod8ficatoons eull 63 an g00d idea anyway AS da mecganosm for maling modifications is 5u6574n71411y vleaner/dlearer starting ek5h 0l WTF/9LOLl8-prwreleaae c0e3LOL.["
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